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Martin Carrier

    Knowledge and the world
    Mindscapes: philosophy, science, and the mind
    Narratives and Comparisons
    The Completeness of Scientific Theories
    Executive Politics in Semi-Presidential Regimes
    Mind, brain, behavior
    • Mind, brain, behavior

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      Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Philosophical and Scientific Career of the Mind-Body Problem -- II. What is Mind-Body Identity? Reconstruction of the Identity Theory -- III. The Contingent Nature of Mind-Body Identity -- IV. The Self as Pilot -- V. Science and Mind: Explanations of Behavior and Mentalistic Language -- VI. Philosophy and Mind: Psychophysical Dualism -- VII. Psychology and Consciousness -- VIII. Epistemic Limitations of the Mind-Body Relation -- IX. The Mind-Body Relation and Human Self-Understanding -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects -- Backmatter

      Mind, brain, behavior
    • Executive Politics in Semi-Presidential Regimes

      Power Distribution and Conflicts between Presidents and Prime Ministers

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      Focusing on power dynamics in semi-presidential regimes, this analysis examines how authority is distributed between presidents and prime ministers. By utilizing select case studies, it emphasizes the importance of understanding these variations through a configurative lens, while also highlighting the influence of contextual factors on power distribution.

      Executive Politics in Semi-Presidential Regimes
    • The Completeness of Scientific Theories

      On the Derivation of Empirical Indicators within a Theoretical Framework: The Case of Physical Geometry

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      The book explores the evolving relationship between theory and observation in the philosophy of science, challenging the traditional distinctions made by thinkers like Rudolf Carnap. It argues that theoretical terms, such as 'mass' and 'electron', cannot be separated from observational terms, as both are interdependent. The text highlights the theory-ladenness of observation, suggesting that our observational instruments are informed by theoretical frameworks. This interconnection raises questions about the nature of scientific inquiry and the meaning derived from observation in a theoretical context.

      The Completeness of Scientific Theories
    • Narratives and Comparisons

      Adversaries or Allies in Understanding Science?

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      As a powerful tool in the production of knowledge, comparing plays a crucial part in the sciences and the humanities. This volume explores the relationship between comparing and narrating in epistemic practices and clarifies the ways in which narratives enable or impede practices of comparing. It takes into account related activities, such as measuring and classifying, modeling, establishing norms and categories, as well as organizing and popularizing knowledge, to analyze the ambivalent relationship between narratives, scientific explanation, and understanding. The contributions bring out the epistemic role of narratives, and elucidate how narratives are connected to comparisons and scientific explanations.

      Narratives and Comparisons
    • This volume from the Pittsburgh-Konstanz series, covers topics such as folk psychology, meanings as conceptual structures, functional and qualitative properties of colours, role of conscious mental states, representation and mental context, and the impact of connectionism.

      Mindscapes: philosophy, science, and the mind
    • Knowledge and the world

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      The fundamental question of whether, or in what sense, science informs us about the real world has pervaded the history of thought since antiquity. Is what science tells us about the world determined unambiguously by facts, or does the content of any scientific theory in some way depend on the human condition? „Sokal’s hoax“ attacked the mere seriousness of post-modern views of science and shifted this controversial debate to a new level, which very quickly came to be known as „Science Wars“. „Knowledge and the World“ examines and reviews the broad range of philosophical positions on this issue, extending from realism to relativism, to expound the epistemic merit of t science, and to tackle the central question: in what sense can science justifiably claim to provide a truthful portrait of reality? Challenges beyond the Science Wars are taken up by contributions of scientists, sociologists and philosophers of science, which connect perspectives of a wide variety of disciplines (including biology and cultural studies). This book addresses everyone interested in the philosophy and history of science, and in particular in the interplay between the social and natural sciences.

      Knowledge and the world
    • Methodologie - Erkenntnis - Erkenntnistheorie - Wissen - Wissenschaft - wissenschaftliche Revolution - Wissenschaftsgeschichte - Wissenschaftsforschung - Theorie.

      Wissenschaftstheorie zur Einführung
    • Geist, Gehirn, Verhalten

      Das Leib-Seele-Problem und die Philosophie der Psychologie

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      Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhalt -- Einleitung -- I. Zur philosophischen und wissenschaftlichen Karriere des Leib-Seele-Problems -- II. Was heißt Leib-Seele-Identität? Die Rekonstruktion der Identitätstheorie -- III. Die Kontingenz der Leib-Seele-Identität -- IV. Das Ich als Steuermann -- V. Wissenschaft und Geist: Verhaltenserklärungen und mentalistische Sprache -- VI. Philosophie und Geist: Der psychophysische Dualismus -- VII. Psychologie und Bewußtsein -- VIII. Die Erkennbarkeit der Leib-Seele-Beziehung -- IX. Leib-Seele-Verhältnis und menschliches Selbstverständnis -- Schluß -- Literaturverzeichnis -- Personenregister -- Sachregister -- Backmatter

      Geist, Gehirn, Verhalten
    • Nikolaus Kopernikus

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      Nikolaus Kopernikus ist der Urheber der heliozentrischen Revolution in der neuzeitlichen Astronomie. Die Kopernikanische Revolution gehört zu den wichtigsten Ereignissen der Geistesgeschichte. Dieser Umbruch bildete den Auftakt zur Wissenschaftlichen Revolution, die 150 Jahre später in der klassischen Mechanik ihre Vollendung fand. Martin Carriers Buch bietet eine Rekonstruktion der Kopernikanischen Lehre, bettet sie in die Denkweise der Epoche ein und rückt die Gründe ins Bild, die für die neue Konzeption sprachen.

      Nikolaus Kopernikus
    • Die philosophische Beschäftigung mit Raum und Zeit blickt auf eine lange Geschichte zurück. Dieses anhaltende Interesse stammt nicht zuletzt daraus, dass Raum und Zeit die Grundlage von Bewegung bilden. Die Themen der Raum – Zeit – Philosophie umgreifen ein weites Spektrum und schließen insbesondere eine Reihe von Gegenständen ein, die auf den ersten Blick mit Raum und Zeit wenig zu tun haben. Es geht um Kausalität und Wahrscheinlichkeit, um den Urknall und den Wärmetod. Es geht um die Quellen der Bedeutung von Begriffen, um die Unterbestimmtheit von Theorien durch die Erfahrung. Es geht um Achilles und die Schildkröte und um Maxwells Dämon. Wenn man sich mit Raum und Zeit befasst, befasst man sich eben bei weitem nicht nur mit Raum und Zeit.

      Raum - Zeit