The Concept of Scientific Law in the Philosophy of Science and Epistemology [electronic resource] : A Study of Theoretical Reason /

The author argues that a reconstruction of scientific laws should give an account of laws relating phenomena to underlying mechanisms generating them, as well as of laws relating this mechanism to its inherent capacities. While contemporary philosophy of science deals only with the former, the author provides the concept for the reconstruction of scientific laws, where the knowledge of the phenomena enables one to grasp the quantity of their cause. He then provides the concepts for scientific laws dealing with the relation of the quantity and quality of the cause underlying phenomena to the quality and quantity of its capacities. Finally, he provides concepts for scientific laws expressing how a certain cause, due to the quantity and quality of its capacities, generates the quantitative and qualitative determinations of its manifestations. The book is intended for philosophers of science and philosophers of social science, as well as for natural and social scientists.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hanzel, Igor. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1999
Subjects:	Philosophy., Epistemology., Philosophy and science., Physics., Philosophy of Science., Philosophy, general., History of Philosophy., History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3265-9
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