Ebook: Language, Quantum, Music: Selected Contributed Papers of the Tenth International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Florence, August 1995

A vivid and comprehensive picture of the current state of research in all directions of logic and philosophy of science. The book presents a wide combination of papers containing relevant technical results in the foundations of science and papers devoted to conceptual analyses, deeply rooted in advanced present-day research.
Audience: The volume is attractive both for specialists in foundational questions and scholars interested in general epistemology.

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A vivid and comprehensive picture of the current state of research in all directions of logic and philosophy of science. The book presents a wide combination of papers containing relevant technical results in the foundations of science and papers devoted to conceptual analyses, deeply rooted in advanced present-day research.
Audience: The volume is attractive both for specialists in foundational questions and scholars interested in general epistemology.

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A vivid and comprehensive picture of the current state of research in all directions of logic and philosophy of science. The book presents a wide combination of papers containing relevant technical results in the foundations of science and papers devoted to conceptual analyses, deeply rooted in advanced present-day research.
Audience: The volume is attractive both for specialists in foundational questions and scholars interested in general epistemology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Realism, Idealism, and General Terms....Pages 1-5
From Formal Machine to Social Colony: Toward a Complex Dynamical Philosophy of Science....Pages 7-18
Observation and Reliable Detection....Pages 19-24
Conceptual Idealism and Stove’s Gem....Pages 25-35
Holism in Artificial Intelligence?....Pages 37-48
Model Selection for Causal Theories....Pages 49-59
Nonstandard Analysis and a Classification of Probability Spaces....Pages 61-71
Some Remarks on Objective Chance (F. P. Ramsey, K. R. Popper and N. R. Campbell)....Pages 73-82
Misapprehensions About Significance Tests and Bayesianism....Pages 83-93
The Quantum Probabilistic Approach to the Foundations of Quantum Theory: Urns and Chamaleons....Pages 95-104
The Creation-Discovery-View: Towards a Possible Explanation of Quantum Reality....Pages 105-116
Virtual Reality: Consequences of No-Go Theorems for the Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 117-128
Is Chaos Indeterministic?....Pages 129-141
Wormholes and Timelike Curves: Is There Room for the Grandfather Paradox?....Pages 143-157
John von Neumann Met Kurt G?del: Undecidable Statements in Quantum Mechanics....Pages 159-170
Set-Theoretical Models for Quantum Systems....Pages 171-181
Non-Ideal Measurements and Physical Possibility in Quantum Mechanics....Pages 183-195
Time, Relativity, and the Spatiality of Mental Events....Pages 197-207
Bell-Type Inequalities and Orthomodular Lattices....Pages 209-218
An Informal Presentation of Semantic Realism and Its Solution of Quantum Paradoxes....Pages 219-230
Individualistic Versus Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 231-239
The Locality Scandal of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 241-248
Uncertainty and Dependence in Classical and Quantum Logic — The Role of Triangular Norms....Pages 249-261
Quantum Logics and Quantum Measurements....Pages 263-268
Attempt at the Logical Explanation of the Wave-Particle Duality....Pages 269-282
The Bohr-Einstein Photon Box Debate....Pages 283-292
Kantianism and Physics from the 19th to the 20th Century....Pages 293-301
Epimoric Ratios and Greek Musical Theory....Pages 303-326
Music and Science....Pages 327-338
Back Matter....Pages 339-344

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A vivid and comprehensive picture of the current state of research in all directions of logic and philosophy of science. The book presents a wide combination of papers containing relevant technical results in the foundations of science and papers devoted to conceptual analyses, deeply rooted in advanced present-day research.
Audience: The volume is attractive both for specialists in foundational questions and scholars interested in general epistemology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Realism, Idealism, and General Terms....Pages 1-5
From Formal Machine to Social Colony: Toward a Complex Dynamical Philosophy of Science....Pages 7-18
Observation and Reliable Detection....Pages 19-24
Conceptual Idealism and Stove’s Gem....Pages 25-35
Holism in Artificial Intelligence?....Pages 37-48
Model Selection for Causal Theories....Pages 49-59
Nonstandard Analysis and a Classification of Probability Spaces....Pages 61-71
Some Remarks on Objective Chance (F. P. Ramsey, K. R. Popper and N. R. Campbell)....Pages 73-82
Misapprehensions About Significance Tests and Bayesianism....Pages 83-93
The Quantum Probabilistic Approach to the Foundations of Quantum Theory: Urns and Chamaleons....Pages 95-104
The Creation-Discovery-View: Towards a Possible Explanation of Quantum Reality....Pages 105-116
Virtual Reality: Consequences of No-Go Theorems for the Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 117-128
Is Chaos Indeterministic?....Pages 129-141
Wormholes and Timelike Curves: Is There Room for the Grandfather Paradox?....Pages 143-157
John von Neumann Met Kurt G?del: Undecidable Statements in Quantum Mechanics....Pages 159-170
Set-Theoretical Models for Quantum Systems....Pages 171-181
Non-Ideal Measurements and Physical Possibility in Quantum Mechanics....Pages 183-195
Time, Relativity, and the Spatiality of Mental Events....Pages 197-207
Bell-Type Inequalities and Orthomodular Lattices....Pages 209-218
An Informal Presentation of Semantic Realism and Its Solution of Quantum Paradoxes....Pages 219-230
Individualistic Versus Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 231-239
The Locality Scandal of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 241-248
Uncertainty and Dependence in Classical and Quantum Logic — The Role of Triangular Norms....Pages 249-261
Quantum Logics and Quantum Measurements....Pages 263-268
Attempt at the Logical Explanation of the Wave-Particle Duality....Pages 269-282
The Bohr-Einstein Photon Box Debate....Pages 283-292
Kantianism and Physics from the 19th to the 20th Century....Pages 293-301
Epimoric Ratios and Greek Musical Theory....Pages 303-326
Music and Science....Pages 327-338
Back Matter....Pages 339-344
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