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Positive Philosophy
and
The Automation of Reason
Roger Bishop Jones
Written, edited and typeset by Roger Bishop Jones
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First edition.
Revision: 1.12
Date: 2012-08-10 05:42:01
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Contents
Preface
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. Introduction
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The Project
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2
Themes
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3
By Chapter
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How to Read this Book
2
. The Project
2
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1
Leibniz, Characteristic and Calculus
2
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2
Carnap's Programme
2
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3
Information Technology
2
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4
The Philosophy
3
. Fundamental Dichotomies
3
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1
Hume's Fork
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2
A Contemporary Perspective
3
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3
Before Hume
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After Hume
4
. Analyticity and Analysis
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1
Abstract Logical Analysis
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2
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3
The Scope of Analytic Truth
4
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4
Analytic Philosophy
4
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5
Analyticity in Science
5
. Computation and Deduction
5
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1
Before the Greeks
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2
Sketch
5
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3
The Status of Proof
5
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4
Incompleteness and Recursion Theory
5
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5
Computing Machinery and Proof
5
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6
Sound Computation as Proof
5
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7
Oracles and the Terminator
5
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8
Self Modifying Procedures
6
. Rigour, Scepticism and Positivism
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1
Systematic Skepticism
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2
positivism
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.
3
Rudolf Carnap
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4
1
7
. Epistemic Retreat
8
. Language Planning
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1
Languages, Notations and Representations
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2
Universalism and Pluralism
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3
On the Need for Synthetic Propositions
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4
Logical Foundation Systems
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5
Interactive Theorem Provers
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6
Theory Hierarchy as Knowledge Base
9
. The Architecture of Knowledge
9
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1
Requirements from Leibniz and Carnap
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2
Epistemic Retreat
10
. Metaphysical Positivism
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1
First Base
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2
By Comparison with Logical Positivism
10
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3
Principal Features
11
. Digging Deeper
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1
Foundations for Knowledge
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2
Logical Foundations
11
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3
Empirical Foundations
Bibliography
List of Tables
Index
Roger Bishop Jones 2012-09-23
Date: 2012-08-10 05:42:01