Logic, Epistemology, and Scientific Theories - From Peano to ... - 9783031421921

Logic, Epistemology, and Scientific Theories - From Peano to the Vienna CircleAuthor(s): Paola Cant, Georg Schiemer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031421921, 978-3031421921\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a collection of chapters on the development of scientific philosophy and symbolic logic in the early twentieth century. The turn of the last century was a key transitional period for the development of symbolic logic and scientific philosophy. The Peano school, the editorial board of the Revue de Mtaphysique et de Morale, and the members of the Vienna Circle are generally mentioned as champions of this transformation of the role of logic in mathematics and in the sciences. The scholarship contained provides a rich historical and philosophical understanding of these groups and research areas. Specifically, the contributions focus on a detailed investigation of the relation bet.