Québec Studies in the Philosophy of Science: Part I: Logic, Mathematics, Physics and History of Science: 177 (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792335597 ISBN 13: 9780792335597

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

By North-American standards, philosophy is not new in Quebec: the first men­ tion of philosophy lectures given by a Jesuit in the College de Quebec (founded 1635) dates from 1665, and the oldest logic manuscript dates from 1679. In English-speaking universities such as McGill (founded 1829), philosophy began to be taught later, during the second half of the 19th century. The major influence on English-speaking philosophers was, at least initially, that of Scottish Empiricism. On the other hand, the strong influence of the Catholic Church on French-Canadian society meant that the staff of the facultes of the French-speaking universities consisted, until recently, almost entirely of Thomist philosophers. There was accordingly little or no work in modem Formal Logic and Philosophy of Science and precious few contacts between the philosophical communities. In the late forties, Hugues Leblanc was a young student wanting to learn Formal Logic. He could not find anyone in Quebec to teach him and he went to study at Harvard University under the supervision of W. V. Quine. His best friend Maurice L' Abbe had left, a year earlier, for Princeton to study with Alonzo Church. After receiving his Ph. D from Harvard in 1948, Leblanc started his profes­ sional career at Bryn Mawr College, where he stayed until 1967. He then went to Temple University, where he taught until his retirement in 1992, serving as Chair of the Department of Philosophy from 1973 until 1979.

About this title

Synopsis

This is the first of two volumes of essays dedicated to the eminent and pioneering logician, Hugues Leblanc. The volumes comprise the first, full-scale, English-language collection of studies in the philosophy and history of science from the French and English culture of Quebec. They will be appreciated as a major contribution to North-American philosophy of science. The first volume is of particular interest to students and scholars engaged in research into the philosophical foundations and history of logic, mathematics and physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792335597
• ISBN 13: 9780792335597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Marion Mathieu, Cohen Robert S.