Logical Empiricism and the Physical Sciences - 9781138367357

Taylor & Francis

Logical Empiricism and the Physical SciencesFrom Philosophy of Nature to Philosophy of Physics\nAuthor(s): Sebastian Lutz, Adam Tamas Tuboly\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138367357, 978-1138367357\nSynopsis\nThis volume has two primary aims: to trace the traditions and changes in methods, concepts, and ideas that brought forth the logical empiricists philosophy of physics and to present and analyze the logical empiricists various and occasionally contrary ideas about the physical sciences and their philosophical relevance. These original chapters discuss these developments in their original contexts and social and institutional environments, thus showing the various fruitful conceptions and philosophies behind the history of 20th-century philosophy of science. Logical Empiricism and the Natural Sciences is divided into three thematic sections. Part I surveys the influences on logical empiricisms philosophy of.