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" Québec Studies in the Philosophy of Science : "
edited by Mathieu Marion, Robert S. Cohen.
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BL
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772329
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b592322
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edited by Mathieu Marion, Robert S. Cohen.
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Québec Studies in the Philosophy of Science : : Part II: Biology, Psychology, Cognitive Science and Economics Essays in Honor of Hugues Leblanc\ edited by Mathieu Marion, Robert S. Cohen.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1996
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science, 178.
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(xi, 308 pages)
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9400901135
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: 9789400901131
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Philosophy of Biology --; Teleological Arguments from a Methodological Viewpoint --; Natural Selection and Selection Type Theories --; Function, Normality and Temporality --; Natural Selection and Indexical Representation --; Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science --; Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and the Symbol-Matter Problem --; Making Colored Objects --; Why Marr's Theory of Vision Is Not Anti-Individualist --; 'Three Thought Experiments Revisited' --; Davidson on Norms and the Explanation of Behavior --; Decision Theory and Philosophy of Economics --; Economics and Intentionality --; How Could Anyone Be Irrational? --; 'If Cows Had Wings, We'd Carry Big Umbrellas.' An Almost Number-Free Note on Newcomb's Problem --; The Belief-Desire Model of Decision Theory Needs a Third Component: Prospective Intentions --; Decision Theory, Individualistic Explanations and Social Darwinism --; Epistemological Studies --; Dispositions to Explain --; Belief-Sentences: Outline of a Nominalistic Approach --; Verifieationism and the Molecular View of Language --; Notes on the Authors --; Name Index.
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This, the second of two volumes of essays written by scholars from Québec, is dedicated to the eminent and pioneering logician, Hugues Leblanc. Together, the volumes comprise the first full-scale, English-language collection of studies in the philosophy and history of science from the French and English culture of Québec. They will be appreciated as a major contribution to North-American philosophy of science. Audience: The second volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars engaged in research in the philosophy of biology, psychology, cognitive science and economics.
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Biology -- Philosophy.
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Philosophy (General)
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Philosophy of mind.
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B67.E358 1996
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Mathieu Marion
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Robert S Cohen
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