Bridging the Gap : Lectures on the Foundations of Science

By: GianCarlo Ghurardi (Editor), Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara (Editor), Giovanna Corsi (Editor)

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Foundational questions in logic, mathematics, computer science and physics are constant sources of epistemological debate in contemporary philosophy. To what extent is the transfinite part of mathematics completely trustworthy? Why is there a general malaise' concerning the logical approach to the foundations of mathematics? What is the role of symmetry in physics? Is it possible to build a coherent worldview compatible with a macroobjectivistic position and based on the quantum picture of the world? What account can be given of opinion change in the light of new evidence? These are some of the questions discussed in this volume, which collects 14 lectures on the foundation of science given at the School of Philosophy of Science, Trieste, October 1989. The volume will be of particular interest to any student or scholar engaged in interdisciplinary research into the foundations of science in the context of contemporary debates.

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Impact of Science & Technology on Society Philosophy Philosophy & Logic Engineering & Technology Technology in General Philosophy of Science Mathematics Mathematical Foundation Mathematical Logic

Physics Probability & Statistics

Preface
Acknowledgements
Logic, Mathematics and Information
Theory of Deduction	p. 3
An Introduction to Modal Semantics	p. 39
Complexity of Logical Decision Problems: An Introduction	p. 71
Remarks on Hilbert's Program for the Foundation of Mathematics	p. 87
Working Foundations - '91	p. 99
Minds and Brains, Algorithms and Machines	p. 125
Remarks on Information and Mind	p. 141
Physics and Probability
Axioms and Paradoxes in Special Relativity	p. 149
The Quantum Worldview: Its Difficulties and An Attempt To Overcome Them	p. 175
Indeterminism, Nonseparability and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox	p. 199
Sigma-Convex Structures of the Sets of States and Probability Measures in Quantum Mechanics	p. 211
The 'Logical' Approach to Axiomatic Quantum Theory	p. 225
Individuals, Kinds and Names in Physics	p. 261
Symmetries of Probability Kinematics	p. 285
Index of Names	p. 315
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