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001 76050886 //r912
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005 19910730091431.4
008 761209s1977 paua b 00100 eng
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050 00 $aQH331$b.L63
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245 00 $aLogic, laws, & life :$bsome philosophical complications /$ceditor, Robert G. Colodny ; Leonard J. Savage ... [et al.].
260 0 $aPittsburgh :$bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$cc1977.
300 $axiv, 258 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aUniversity of Pittsburgh series in the philosophy of science ; v. 6
500 $aEssays which have grown out of lectures presented at the annual lecture series conducted by the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aColodny, R. G. Introduction.--Savage, L. J. The shifting foundations of statistics.--Griere, R. N. Testing versus information models of statistical inference.--Butts, R. E. Consilience of inductions and the problem of conceptual change in science.--Ruse, M. Is biology different from physics?--Machamer, P. Teleology and selective processes.--Schaffner, K. F. Reduction, reductionism, values, and progress in the biomedical sciences.--Cantril, H. Psychology and scientific inquiry.--Shimony, A. Is observation theory-laden?--Efron, R. Biology without consciousness--and its consequences.--Mandelbaum, M. Psychology and societal facts.
650 0 $aLife sciences$xPhilosophy.
700 10 $aColodny, Robert Garland.
700 10 $aSavage, Leonard J.
830 0 $aUniversity of Pittsburgh series in the philosophy of science ;$vv. 6.