sir arthur stanley eddington - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library

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The Philosophy of Science of A.S. Eddington

Book by John W. Yolton; M. Nijhoff, 1960

Subjects:

Eddington, Arthur Stanley--Sir--1882-1944, Science--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...The Philosophy of Science of Arthur S. Eddington , etude dont le preesent ouvrage...dessine un physi cien tel qu'Eddington est comparable a celle d'un philosophe...Pourquoi la personne et l'oeuvre d'Eddington meritent-elles notre admiration...
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Philosophy and the Physicists

Book by L. Susan Stebbing; Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1937

Subjects:

Eddington, Arthur Stanley--Sir--1882-1944, Jeans, James Hopwood--Sir--1877-1946, Science--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...widely read in this country are Sir Arthur Eddington and Sir James Jeans. They...which these views are based. Sir Arthur Eddington stands in no need of commendation...presented to the common reader by Sir Arthur Eddingtons philosophical writings is due...
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Oh Joy! Oh Rapture! The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan

Book by Ian Bradley; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Gilbert, W. S--(William Schwenck)--1836-1911, Sullivan, Arthur--Sir--1842-1900--Operas

Collections: Entire Library

...Gilbert and Sullivan: No sir, I have not had the chance...Howerd, Tommy Steele, Stanley Holloway, Vincent Price...hall and the plays of Arthur Wing Pinero. Yet for all...Times in December 1990 0 Sir Graham Hills, principal...by its first president, Sir Malcolm Sargent, in the...
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Interpreting Probability: Controversies and Developments in the Early Twentieth Century

Book by David Howie; Cambridge University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Bayesian Statistical Decision Theory, Fisher, Ronald Aylmer--Sir--1890-1962, Jeffreys, Harold--Sir--1891-, Probabilities

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This book is a study of the concept of probability as it has been used and applied across a number of scientific disciplines from genetics to geophysics. Probability has a dual aspect: sometimes it is a numerical ratio; sometimes, in the Bayesian interpretation, a degree of belief. David Howie ...
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This book is a study of the concept of probability as it has been used and applied across a number of scientific disciplines from genetics to geophysics. Probability has a dual aspect: sometimes it is a numerical ratio; sometimes, in the Bayesian interpretation, a degree of belief. David Howie examines probabilistic theories of scientific knowledge, and asks how, despite being adopted by many scientists and statisticians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Bayesianism was discredited as a theory of scientific inference during the 1920s and 1930s. Through a close examination of a dispute between two British scientists, the author argues that a choice between the two interpretations of probability is not forced by pure logic, or the mathematics of the situation, but depends on the experiences and aims of the individuals involved, and their views of the correct form of scientific inquiry.
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Karl Popper: A Critical Appraisal

Book by Philip Catton, Graham Macdonald; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Popper, Karl Raimund--Sir--1902-

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

One of the most original thinkers of the century, Karl Popper has inspired generations of philosophers, historians, and politicians. This collection of papers, specially written for this volume, offers fresh philosophical examination of key themes in Popper's philosophy, including philosophy of ...
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One of the most original thinkers of the century, Karl Popper has inspired generations of philosophers, historians, and politicians. This collection of papers, specially written for this volume, offers fresh philosophical examination of key themes in Popper's philosophy, including philosophy of knowledge, science and political philosophy.Drawing from some of Popper's most important works, contributors address his solution to the problem of induction, his views on conventionalism and criticism in an open society, and his unique position in 20th century philosophy. They also examine the current relevance of Popper to understanding liberal democracy, his critique of tribalism and his relationship with analytic philosophy in general - and with Wittgenstein in particular - as well as drawing on the studies of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein to assess Popper's conception of science.
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