عنوان

Topics in the Formal Methodology of Empirical Sciences

(Number (ISBN

940098944X

(Number (ISBN

9789400989443

Number

b594049

Title Proper

Topics in the Formal Methodology of Empirical Sciences

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by Ryszard Wójcicki.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dordrecht

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1980

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(290 pages).

Series Title

Synthese library, 135.

Text of Note

Preface to the English edition.- Preface to the Polish edition.- I Introduction.- 1.1. Mathematical notation.- 1.2. Numerical systems.- 1.3. Elementary systems.- 1.4. States and histories.- 1.5. Complex systems.- 1.6. Empirical phenomena.- 1.7. Phase-space of a phenomenon and some related technical notions.- 1.8. Semi-interpreted languages.- 1.9. Fundamental semantic concepts.- 1.10. Formalized languages and the deductive concept of a theory.- 1.11. A criterion of consistency.- 1.12. The concept of a theory.- II Regularities.- 2.0. Two conventions.- 2.1. Two types of regularities.- 2.2. State-determined phenomena.- 2.3. Mathematical models for state transformations.- 2.4. History-determined phenomena.- 2.5. Definability.- 2.6. Ontological versus semantic definability.- 2.7. Surrounding conditions.- 2.8. Self-determined phenomena.- 2.9. Invariancy.- 2.10. Notes.- III Empirical Theories.- 3.1. Axiomatic versus set theoretical way of defining theories.- 3.2. Theories as deductive systems.- 3.3. The concept of truth.- 3.4. Empirical theories.- 3.5. Two examples of empirical theories.- 3.6. Models and theories of empirical phenomena.- IV Measurement.- 4.1. Semantic conception of measurement.- 4.2. Complete measurement structures.- 4.3. Approximate measurement.- 4.4. Theoretical versus operational conception of measurement.- 4.5. Notes.- V Operational Structures.- 5.0. Introductory assumptions.- 5.1. Verification procedures.- 5.2. Operational structures.- 5.3. A revised notion of regularity.- 5.4. The concept of truth as related to operational structures.- 5.5. Truth by convention.- 5.6. Confirmation procedures.- 5.7. Probabilistic models.- 5.8. Dispersive operational structures.- 5.9. Evolution of empirical theories.- VI Appendix.- 6.1. Complementary tests.- 6.2. Physical systems.- Index of Symbols.- Index of Names.

Logic.

Philosophy (General)

Science -- Philosophy.

by Ryszard Wójcicki.

Ryszard Wójcicki

Electronic name

[Book]

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