Preface to the paperback edition | vii | ||
General editors' preface | viii | ||
Notes on contributors | xi | ||
Acknowledgements | xiv | ||
Chronology | xv | ||
Introduction | 1 | (8) | |
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1 Philosophy of logic | 9 | (41) | |
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2 Philosophy of mathematics in the twentieth century | 50 | (74) | |
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3 Frege | 124 | (33) | |
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4 Wittgenstein's Tractatus | 157 | (36) | |
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5 Logical positivism | 193 | (21) | |
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6 The philosophy of physics | 214 | (21) | |
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7 The philosophy of science today | 235 | (31) | |
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8 Chance, cause and conduct: probability theory and the explanation of human action | 266 | (26) | |
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9 Cybernetics | 292 | (23) | |
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10 Descartes' legacy: the mechanist/vitalist debates | 315 | (61) | |
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Glossary | 376 | (68) | |
Index | 444 |