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.
Andrzej KLAWITER, Krzystof ŁASTOWSKI: Introduction: Originality, Courage and Responsibility
List of Books by Leszek Nowak
Selected Bibliography of Leszek Nowak’s Writings
Science and Idealization Theo A.F. KUIPERS: On Two Types of Idealization and Concretization: The Case of Truth Approximation
Ilkka NIINILUOTO: Idealization, Counterfactuals, and Truthlikeness
R. HENDRY, S. PSILLOS: How to do Things with Theories: An Interactive View of Language and Models in Science
Izabella NOWAKOWA: The Method of Ideal Types versus the Method of Idealization
Igor HANZEL: Leszek Nowak on Scientific Laws and Scientific Explanation
Michael J. SHAFFER: Idealization, Counterfactuals and the Correspondence Principle
Krzysztof ŁASTOWSKI: Synthetic and Neutralist Theory of Evolution: The Issue of Methodological Correlations
Adolfo Garcia de la SIENRA: Idealization in the Labor Theory of Value
Krzysztof BRZECHCZYN: On the Application of the non-Marxian Historical Materialism to the Development of Non-European Societies
Science and Ontology C. ULISES MOULINES: Model Construction, Idealization, and Scientific Ontology
Thomas MORMANN: Representations, Possible Worlds, and the Idealization Approach to Science
Evandro AGAZZI: Idealization, Intellectual Intuition, Interpretation, and Ontology in Science
Piotr PRZYBYSZ: What does to Be Mean in Leszek Nowak’s Conception of Unitarian Metaphysics?
Roberto POLI: Formal and Ontological Roundabouts
Jan WOLEŃSKI: Metalogic and Ontology
Science, Philosophy and Values Max URCHS: On the Structure of Deceptive Speech Acts: Lying as an Element of Communication
Jerzy PERZANOWSKI: In Praise of Philosophy
Roman KUBICKI: Love: In the Search for the First Philosophy
Bert HAMMINGA: Is the Enlightened Worldview on Retreat?
Martti KUOKKANEN: Boxing and Violence
Katarzyna PAPRZYCKA: On Willfully Contrarious Beliefs