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Tables of Contents for Philosophy of Science, Logic and Mathematics in the Twentieth Century
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the paperback edition
vii
General editors' preface
viii
Notes on contributors
xi
Acknowledgements
xiv
Chronology
xv
Introduction
1
8
Stuart Shanker
1 Philosophy of logic
9
41
A. D. Irvine
2 Philosophy of mathematics in the twentieth century
50
74
Michael Detlefsen
3 Frege
124
33
Rainer Born
4 Wittgenstein's Tractatus
157
36
James Bogen
5 Logical positivism
193
21
Oswald Hanfling
6 The philosophy of physics
214
21
Rom Harre
7 The philosophy of science today
235
31
Joseph Agassi
8 Chance, cause and conduct: probability theory and the explanation of human action
266
26
Jeff Coulter
9 Cybernetics
292
23
K M. Sayre
10 Descartes' legacy: the mechanist/vitalist debates
315
61
Stuart Shanker
Glossary
376
68
Index
444