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Vendeur : Open Books, Chicago, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Contains some, or all, of the following: highlights, notes, and underlining. No dust jacket. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000691615
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Vendeur : Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 2053956-6
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0847670163I3N11
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Vendeur : Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Allemagne
Hardcover. Etat : Sehr gut. xxii, 185 p. Ex library, daher mit Bibliotheksstempel und Buchsignatur, ansonsten ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. / Ex library, therefore with library stamp and book signature, otherwise a very good and clean copy without markings. -- CONTENTS -- Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface 1982 -- Chapter I. -- KINDS OF DETERMINISM -- 1. (*62) Determinism: Religious, 'Scientific', and Metaphysical. -- 2. (*63) Why-Questions. Causality and 'Scientific' Determinism. -- 3. (*64) The Principle of Accountability. -- 4. (*65) The Study of Behaviour and the Principle of Accountability. -- 5. (*66) Critical Temperatures and the All-or-Nothing Principle. -- 6. (*67) Clocks and Clouds. -- 7. (*68) Arguments for Determinism from Psychology. -- 8. (*69) The Determinist Picture of the World. -- 9. (*70) The Burden of Proof. -- Chapter II. 'SCIENTIFIC' DETERMINISM -- 10. (*71) Prima Facie Determinism of Classical Physics. Laplace's Demon. -- 11. (*72) The Idea of 'Scientific' Determinism: Predictability from Within. -- 12. (*73) Two Definitions of 'Scientific' Determinism. -- 13. (*74) Does 'Scientific' Determinism follow from a prima facie Deterministic Theory? -- 14. (*75) A Result of Hadamard's. -- Chapter III. -- THE CASE FOR INDETERMINISM -- 15. (*76) Why I am an Indeterminist: Theories as Nets. -- 16. (77) Comparison with Kant's View. -- 17. (78) Is Classical Physics Accountable? -- 18. (79) The Past and the Future. -- 19. (*80) The Verdict of Special Relativity. -- 20. (81) Historical Prediction and the Growth of Knowledge. -- 21. (82) Predicting the Growth of Theoretical Knowledge. -- 22. (*83) The Impossibility of Self-Prediction. -- 23. (*84) The Refutation of 'Scientific' Determinism. -- 24. (*85) An Argument of St. Augustine's, Descartes's, and Haldane's. -- Chapter IV. METAPHYSICAL ISSUES -- 25. (*86) The Metaphysical Doctrines of Determinism and Indeterminism. -- 26. (*87) Why I Reject Metaphysical Determinism: A Conversation with Parmenides. -- 27. (*88) The Gain for Science: A Theory of Propensities. -- 28. (*89) Prima Facie Deterministic Theories and Probabilistic Theories. -- 29. (*90) Landé's Blade. -- 30. (*91) Landé's Blade and the Propensity Interpretation. -- 31. (*92) Conclusion. -- Addenda -- Addendum 1: INDETERMINISM IS NOT ENOUGH: AN AFTERWORD -- The Worlds 1, 2, and 3. -- The Reality of the Three Worlds. -- The Reality of Worlds 1 and 2. -- The Reality and Partial Autonomy of World 3. -- The Human Situation and the Natural World. -- Determinism and Indeterminism in Physics. -- Indeterminism Is Not Enough. -- Determinism and Naturalism. -- The Open Universe. -- Addendum 2: SCIENTIFIC REDUCTION AND THE ESSENTIAL INCOMPLETENESS OF ALL SCIENCE -- Addendum 3: FURTHER REMARKS ON REDUCTION, 1981 -- Indices. ISBN 9780847670161 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 228. N° de réf. du vendeur 1261836
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Vendeur : Emile Kerssemakers ILAB, Heerlen, Pays-Bas
24 x 16 cm, hardcover with dust jacket, xxii, 186 pages, Text in English, very good condition, see picture. Part of Popper's Postscript to 'The Logic of Scientific Discovery'. Edited by W.W. Bartley III. Philosophical argument defending indeterminism in physics and science, opposing strict determinism. 460g. N° de réf. du vendeur 80894
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