Explanatory translation : beyond the Kuhnian model of conceptual change

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Explanatory translation : beyond the Kuhnian model of conceptual change

Veikko Rantala

(Synthese library, v. 312)

Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2002

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Bibliography: p. 287-296

Includes indexes

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Description

In this book, the author makes a systematic attempt to understand cognitive characteristics of translation by bringing its logical, pragmatic and hermeneutic features together and examining a number of scientific, logical, and philosophical applications. The book is for philosophers of science, linguists, logicians, historians of science, and scientists interested in philosophical questions of scientific change.

Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Part One: The Pragmatics and Hermeneutics of Conceptual Change. 1. Prologue: The Correspondence Principle. 2. Translation. 3. Examples and Applications of Local Translation. 4. Global Translation. Part Two: The Logic and Pragmatics of Scientific Change. 5. The Correspondence Relation. 6. Intertheoretic Explanation. 7. Case Studies. Part Three: The Formal Basis of the Correspondence Relation. 8. Theories and Logics. 9. A Formal Treatment of Case Studies. Appendix: Definability. Notes. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Details
  • NCID
    BA58472938
  • ISBN
    • 1402008279
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht
  • Pages/Volumes
    xx, 307 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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