Galileo and the Art of Reasoning Rhetorical Foundation of Logic and Scientific Method
The work of Galileo has long been important not only as a foundation of modern physics but also as a model - and perhaps the paradigmatic model - of scientific method, and therefore as a leading example of scientific rationality. However, as we know, the matter is not so simple. The range of Galileo...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I: Galileo’s Dialogue
- 1. Faith Versus Reason: The Rhetorical Form and Content of Galileo’s Dialogue
- 2. Fact and Reasoning: The Logical Structure of Galileo’s Argument
- 3. Emotion, Aesthetics, and Persuasion: The Rhetorical Force of Galileo’s Argument
- 4. Truth and Method: The Scientific Content of Galileo’s Dialogue
- 5. Theory and Practice: The Methodological Content of Galileo’s Science
- II: Logical and Methodological Critiques
- 6. Concreteness and Judgment: The Dialectical Nature of Galileo’s Methodology
- 7. The Primacy of Reasoning: The Logical Character of Galileo’s Methodology
- 8. The Rationality of Science and the Science of Rationality: Critique of Subjectivism
- 9. The History of Science and the Science of History: Critique of Apriorism
- 10. The Erudition of Logic and the Logic of Erudition: Critique of Galileo Scholarship
- 11. The Psychology of Logic and the Logic of Psychology: Critique of the Psychology of Reasoning
- 12. The Rhetoric of Logic and the Logic of Rhetoric: Critique of the New Rhetoric
- 13. The Logic of Science and the Science of Logic: Toward a Science of Reasoning
- III: Theory of Reasoning
- 14. Propositional Structure: The Understanding of Reasoning
- 15. Active Involvement: The Evaluation of Reasoning
- 16. Galileo as a Logician: A Model and a Data Basis
- 17. Criticism, Complexity, and Invalidities: Theoretical Considerations
- Concluding Remarks / Toward a Galilean Theory of Rationality
- Selected Bibliography