Logic, mathematics, philosophy, vintage enthusiasms essays in honour of John L. Bell /
The volume includes twenty-five research papers presented as gifts to John L. Bell to celebrate his 60th birthday by colleagues, former students, friends and admirers. Like Bell's own work, the contributions cross boundaries into several inter-related fields. The contributions are new work by h...
| Other Authors: | DeVidi, David, 1962-, Hallett, Michael, 1930-, Clark, Peter, Ph. D., Bell, J. L., SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
©2011.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2011] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xviii, 486 pages) : color portraits. |
| Series: |
University of Western Ontario series in philosophy of science ;
v. 75. |
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| Summary: |
The volume includes twenty-five research papers presented as gifts to John L. Bell to celebrate his 60th birthday by colleagues, former students, friends and admirers. Like Bell's own work, the contributions cross boundaries into several inter-related fields. The contributions are new work by highly respected figures, several of whom are among the key figures in their fields. Some examples: in foundations of maths and logic (William Lawvere, Peter Aczel, Graham Priest, Giovanni Sambin); analytical philosophy (Michael Dummett, William Demopoulos), philosophy of science (Michael Redhead, Frank Arntzenius), philosophy of mathematics (Michael Hallett, John Mayberry, Daniel Isaacson) and decision theory and foundations of ecomonics (Ken Bimore). Most articles are contributions to current philosophical debates, but contributions also include some new mathematical results, important historical surveys, and a translation by Wilfrid Hodges of a key work of arabic logic. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and author index. I History and Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic -- II Truth and Paradox -- III Logic, Set Theory and Category Theory -- IV Philosophy of Science -- V Decision Theory and Epistemology -- VI Aesthetics Index of Names Publications of J.L. Bell. The volume includes twenty-five research papers presented as gifts to John L. Bell to celebrate his 60th birthday by colleagues, former students, friends and admirers. Like Bell's own work, the contributions cross boundaries into several inter-related fields. The contributions are new work by highly respected figures, several of whom are among the key figures in their fields. Some examples: in foundations of maths and logic (William Lawvere, Peter Aczel, Graham Priest, Giovanni Sambin); analytical philosophy (Michael Dummett, William Demopoulos), philosophy of science (Michael Redhead, Frank Arntzenius), philosophy of mathematics (Michael Hallett, John Mayberry, Daniel Isaacson) and decision theory and foundations of ecomonics (Ken Bimore). Most articles are contributions to current philosophical debates, but contributions also include some new mathematical results, important historical surveys, and a translation by Wilfrid Hodges of a key work of arabic logic. English. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xviii, 486 pages) : color portraits. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and author index. |
| ISBN: |
9789400702141 9400702140 9789400702134 9400702132 |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |