The courage of doing philosophy : essays presented to Leszek Nowak / / edited by Jerzy Brzezinski ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Brzeziński, Jerzy.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (472 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In recent years, the problem if idealization has been one of the central issues discussed in philosophy of science. This volume gathers original essays written by well-known philosophers. The papers address the method of idealization and its applications in science as well as ontological and epistemological problems that have arisen. Among the questions addressed are: What is the logical form of idealizational statements and how should they be interpreted? Is the possible worlds semantics useful in understanding idealization? What is the relation between idealization and truth? The volume is a celebration of Leszek Nowak’s sixtieth birthday.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- ORIGINALITY, COURAGE, AND RESPONSIBILITY / Andrzej Klawiter and Krzysztof Łastowski -- LIST OF BOOKS BY LESZEK NOWAK -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LESZEK NOWAK’S WRITINGS -- ON TWO TYPES OF IDEALIZATION AND CONCRETIZATION: THE CASE OF TRUTH APPROXIMATION / Theo A. F. Kuipers -- IDEALIZATION, COUNTERFACTUALS, AND TRUTHLIKENESS / Ilkka Niiniluoto -- HOW TO DO THINGS WITH THEORIES: AN INTERACTIVE VIEW OF LANGUAGE AND MODELS IN SCIENCE / R. F. Hendry and Stathis Psillos -- THE METHOD OF IDEAL TYPES VERSUS THE METHOD OF IDEALIZATION / Izabella Nowakowa -- LESZEK NOWAK ON SCIENTIFIC LAWS AND SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION / Igor Hanzel -- IDEALIZATION, COUNTERFACTUALS, AND THE CORRESPONDENCE PRINCIPLE / Michael J. Shaffer -- SYNTHETIC AND NEUTRALISTIC THEORY OF EVOLUTION: THE ISSUE OF METHODOLOGICAL CORRELATIONS / Krzysztof Łastowski -- IDEALIZATION IN THE LABOR THEORY OF VALUE / Adolfo García de la Sienra -- ON THE APPLICATION OF NON-MARXIAN HISTORICAL MATERIALISM TO DEVELOPMENT OF NON-EUROPEAN SOCIETIES / Krzysztof Brzechczyn -- MODEL CONSTRUCTION, IDEALIZATION, AND SCIENTIFIC ONTOLOGY / C. Ulises Moulines -- REPRESENTATIONS, POSSIBLE WORLDS, AND THE IDEALIZATIONAL APPROACH TO SCIENCE / Thomas Mormann -- IDEALIZATION, INTELLECTUAL INTUITION, INTERPRETATION, AND ONTOLOGY IN SCIENCE / Evandro Agazzi -- WHAT DOES TO BE MEAN IN LESZEK NOWAK’S CONCEPTION OF UNITARIAN METAPHYSICS? / Piotr Przybysz -- FORMAL AND ONTOLOGICAL ROUNDABOUTS / Roberto Poli -- METALOGIC AND ONTOLOGY / Jan Woleński -- ON THE STRUCTURE OF DECEPTIVE SPEECH ACTS: LYING AS AN ELEMENT OF COMMUNICATION / Max Urchs -- IN PRAISE OF PHILOSOPHY / Jerzy Perzanowski -- LOVE: IN SEARCH FOR THE FIRST PHILOSOPHY / Roman Kubicki -- IS THE ENLIGHTENED WORLDVIEW ON RETREAT? / Bert Hamminga -- BOXING AND VIOLENCE / Martti Kuokkanen -- ON WILLFULLY CONTRARIOUS BELIEFS / Katarzyna Paprzycka.