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Explanation and Understanding

By: Georg Henrik von Wright

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Explanation and Understanding

By: Georg Henrik von Wright

In 'Explanation and Understanding' von Wright argues that human action cannot be explained causally by scientific or 'natural' laws, but must be understood 'intentionally'.

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0801489369

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The Tree of Knowledge and Other Essays

By: G. H. Von Wright

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The Tree of Knowledge and Other Essays

By: G. H. Von Wright

Humanism, modernity, and scientific rationality are examined critically in these collected essays. Developments in logic and philosophy are surveyed in the perspective of the closing century. Other essays include Musil and Mach, and Wittgenstein's place on the cultural map of the times.

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9004097643

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Explanation and Understanding

By: Georg Henrik von Wright

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In 'Explanation and Understanding' von Wright argues that human action cannot be explained causally by scientific or 'natural' laws, but must be understood 'intentionally'.

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A Treatise on Induction and Probability

By: Georg Henrik Von Wright

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A Treatise on Induction and Probability

By: Georg Henrik Von Wright

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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1317831012

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Logical Studies

By: Georg Henrik Von Wright

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Logical Studies

By: Georg Henrik Von Wright

First published in 2000. In this volume are eight essays; with the first three essays deal with the problem of logical truth. Their aim is to elucidate what is meant by saying that logical truth is formal-dependent of form and independent of content-or that logical truth is tautologous. The next is on study of distributive normal forms that awakened my interest in modality. The next three essays are in the field of modal logic. Related to modal logic are the problems of the conditional (the if-then) and of entailment (logical consequence) on which the final essay is based.

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1317830628

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Philosophical Logic

By: Georg Henrik Wright

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Philosophical Logic

By: Georg Henrik Wright

For the last 25 years, since publication of his Logical Studies, Professor Von Wright has steadily explored the field of philosophical logic. The concept of negation, logical paradoxes, the puzzles connected with evidence and probability in confirmation theory, the interrelatedness of the ideas of time and change, and the clarification of the structure of temporal and spatial orderings are among the many areas he has profitably investigated.

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0801416744

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Explanation and Understanding

By: von Wright Georg Henrik

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Explanation and Understanding

By: von Wright Georg Henrik

This volume distinguishes between two main traditions in the philosophy of science - the aristotelian, with its stress on explanation in terms of purpose and intentionality, and the galilean, which takes causal explanation as primary. It then traces the complex history of these competing traditions as they are manifested in such movements as positivism, idealism, Marxism and contemporary linguistic analysis. Hempels's theory of scientific explanation, the claims of cybernetics the rise of an analytic philosophy of action and the revival of hermenuetics are all discussed. The volume also deals with causal explanation, intentionality and teleological explanation, and explanation in history and the social sciences. The author concludes that explanation of human actions cannot be reduced to simple causality, and discusses the implications of this conclusion for the disciplines of history and sociology.

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131783108X

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The Varieties of Goodness

By: Georg Henrik von Wright

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The Varieties of Goodness

By: Georg Henrik von Wright

First published in 1963, Varieties of Goodness presents analysis of the concept of value and its relations with the neighbouring concepts of fact and norm. The author discusses important themes such as instrumental and technical goodness; utilitarian goodness; goodness of faculties; active and passive pleasure; ethical hedonism; ideals of happiness; divisions of the virtues; connection between values and norms; concept of duty; and justice. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of philosophy.

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1040274315

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Philosophical Logic

By: Georg Henrik Wright

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By: von Wright Georg Henrik

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Culture and Value

A Selection from the Posthumous Remains

By: Ludwig Wittgenstein,Heikki Nyman,Alois Pichler

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Culture and Value

A Selection from the Posthumous Remains

By: Ludwig Wittgenstein,Heikki Nyman,Alois Pichler

Foreword to the Edition of 1977 Foreword to the 1994 Edition Editorial Note Note by Translator Culture and Value A Poem Notes Appendix:List of Sources List of Sources, Arranged Alphanumerically Index of Beginnings of Remarks Subject Index Index of Names.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0631205713

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Book's by Georg Henrik von Wright

Explanation and Understanding

Explanation and Understanding

The Tree of Knowledge and Other Essays

The Tree of Knowledge and Other Essays

Explanation and Understanding

Explanation and Understanding

A Treatise on Induction and Probability

A Treatise on Induction and Probability

Logical Studies

Logical Studies

Philosophical Logic

Philosophical Logic

Explanation and Understanding

Explanation and Understanding

The Varieties of Goodness

The Varieties of Goodness

Philosophical Logic

Philosophical Logic

Explanation and Understanding

Explanation and Understanding

Culture and Value

Culture and Value

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