Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science VIII: Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, (International ... and Philosophy of Science// Proceedings)

Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science VIII presents the results of recent research into the foundations of science. The volume contains 37 invited papers presented at the Congress, covering the areas of Logic, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and the Humanities. Content: Editors Page ii Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv Preface Pages v-vi J.E. Fenstad, I.T. Frolov, R. Hilpinen Appendix to the Preface Pages vii-ix Presidential Address Pages xv-xvii Dana S. Scott Philosophy, Science and Man Original Research Article Pages 3-25 Pyotr Fedoseyev The Rediscovery of Time Original Research Article Pages 29-46 Ilya Prigogine Ethics and Science Original Research Article Pages 49-61 Evandro Agazzi Is There Anything We should not Want to Know? Original Research Article Pages 63-78 Peter Gärdenfors The Ethics of Science as a form of the Cognition of Science Original Research Article Pages 79-90 Boris G. Yudin Non-Monotonic Reasoning by Axiomatic Extensions Original Research Article Pages 93-110 Gerhard Jäger Inexact and Inductive Reasoning Original Research Article Pages 111-120 J. Paris, A. Vencovská Problems of Admissibility and Substitution, Logical Equations and Restricted Theories of free Algebras Original Research Article Pages 121-139 V.V. Rybakov On the Existence of end Extensions of Models of Bounded Induction Original Research Article Pages 143-161 A. Wilkie, J. Paris Towards the Structural Stability Theory Original Research Article Pages 163-175 B.I. Zilber Automorphisms of the Lattice of Recursively Enumerable Sets and Hyperhypersimple Sets Original Research Article Pages 179-190 Eberhard Herrmann Degrees of Functions with no Fixed Points Original Research Article Pages 191-201 Carl G. Jockusch Jr. Free Sets for Commutative Families of Functions Original Research Article Pages 205-212 Uri Abraham Polarized Partition Relations and Almost-Disjoint Functions Original Research Article Pages 213-222 James E. Baumgartner A Dilworth Decomposition Theorem for λ Suslin Quasi-Orderings of R Original Research Article Pages 223-244 Matthew Foreman Logic and Pragmatic Truth Original Research Article Pages 247-261 Newton C.A. da Costa The Justification of Negation as Failure Original Research Article Pages 263-301 Kit Fine First-Order Spacetime Geometry Original Research Article Pages 303-316 Robert Goldblatt Strong and Weak Methods Original Research Article Pages 319-331 Vojtech Filkorn Impact of Global Modelling on Modern Methodology of Science Original Research Article Pages 333-350 J.M. Gvishiani Conceptual Change and the Progress of Science Original Research Article Pages 351-371 David Pearce Scientific Method and the Objectivity of Epistemic Value Judgments Original Research Article Pages 373-389 Kristin Shrader-Frechette The Interface Between Statistics and the Philosophy of Science Original Research Article Pages 393-411 I.J. Good Astronomical Improbability Original Research Article Pages 413-426 Ian Hacking Probability in Dynamical Systems Original Research Article Pages 427-443 Jan Von Plato An Axiomatic Basis as a Desired form of a Physical Theory Original Research Article Pages 447-457 G. Ludwig On Learning from the Mistakes of Positivists Original Research Article Pages 459-477 Graham Nerlich Evolution-Matter of fact or Metaphysical Idea? Original Research Article Pages 481-493 Rolf Löther Evolutionary Altruism and Psychological Egoism Original Research Article Pages 495-514 Elliott Sober Vision and Mind Original Research Article Pages 517-527 Vadim D. Glezer Rationality and Social Norms Original Research Article Pages 531-552 Jon Elster On the Nature of a Social Order Original Research Article Pages 553-567 Ingmar Pörn Informational Independence as a Semantical Phenomenon Original Research Article Pages 571-589 Jaakko Hintikka, Gabriel Sandu How Natural is Natural Language? Original Research Article Pages 591-606 Jan Koster Leibniz and the Philosophical Analysis of Science Original Research Article Pages 609-624 François Duchesneau The Logical Ideas of N.A. Vasiliev and Modern Logic Original Research Article Pages 625-640 V.A. Smirnov Phenomenalism, Relativity and Atoms: Rehabilitating Ernst Mach's Philosophy of Science Original Research Article Pages 641-660 Gereon Wolters Contributed Papers Pages 661-692 Index of Names Pages 693-702