Edition: 2021
Pages: 454
Series: BUL
ISBN: 9788842092667

The Philosophy of Science in the Twentieth Century

Donald Gillies - Giulio Giorello

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Why did Galileo train his binoculars on the night sky and how can we be so sure that nature follows its own course? What distinguishes science from metaphysics? How is scientific knowledge changing and developing? From the nature of observation to conventionalism, from scientific progress to intellectual freedom, from Popper to Quine: these are just some of the vital questions that have recurred in twentieth century philosophy and have become important for our life choices. A comprehensive introduction to understanding the issues and leading figures in the philosophy of science in the twentieth century.

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Donald Gillies

Donald Gillies is professor emeritus of Philosophy of Science and Mathematics at University College London. He is the author of: Frege, Dedekind, and Peano on the Foundations of Arithmetic (Assen 1982); Revolutions in Mathematics (editor, Oxford 1992); Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method (Italian translation, Milan 1998); Philosophical Theories of Probability (London 2000); Laws and Models in Science (editor, London 2004); Mathematical Reasoning and Heuristics (editor, with C. Cellucci, London 2005); and, How Should Research Be Organised? (London 2008).

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Giulio Giorello

Giulio Giorello insegna Filosofia della scienza all’Università degli Studi di Milano. Ha pubblicato, tra l’altro: Filosofia della scienza (Milano 1992); Pierre de Fermat (con C. Sinigaglia, Milano 1992); Giordano Bruno (con M. Ciliberto, Milano 2004); Prometeo, Ulisse, Gilgamesh. Figure del mito (Milano 2004).

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