J C Hempel Editor (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 310 pp. '1' in number line. Following a "Prescript" by David Hume, "Sceptical Doubts Concerning the Human Understanding" and a "Postscript" by Wilfrid Sellars, "Are There Non-Deductive Logics?", Contents divided into 15 Essays in 2 Parts: Part I. PROBABILITY AND INDUCTION (1) Hans Reichenbach, "Frequentist Theory of Probability and Induction"; (2) Rudolf Carnap, "On Inductive Logic"; (3) Frank P. Ramsey, :Degrees of Belief"; (4) Richard C. Jeffrey, "Probable Knowledge"; (5) Rudolf Carnap, "The Aim of Inductive Logic"; (6) Bas C. van Fraassen, "Probabilities and the Problem of Individuation"; (7) Wesley C. Salmon, "Inquiries into the Foundations of Science"; Part II. PROBLEMS AND PARADOXES OF INDUCTIVE LOGIC (8) Carl G. Hempel, "Recent Problems of Induction; (9) Herbert Feigl, "De Principiis Non Disputandum [On the Meaning and the Limits of Justificatiion]"; (10) Max Black, "Self-Supporting Inductive Arguments"; (11) Wesley C. Salmon, "On Vindicating Induction"; (12) Carl G. Hempel, "Studies in the Logic of Confirmation"; (13) J.L. Mackie, "The Paradox of Confirmation"; (14) Hugues Leblanc, "That Positive Instances Are No Help"; (15) Bernard R. Grunstra, "The Plausibility of the Entrenchment Concept"; Bibliography, pp. 308-310. Maroon Faux Leather with brilliant gilt lettering on front cover and spine. NO JACKET. Rubbing wear (surface maroon, leaving pinkish tinge) at book and spine corners micro-tip of grey board exposed at lower left corner, rear cover; tiny nick near mid-point of left spine edge and at 1" up from lower right front cover corner on right front cover edge; a small bit of intermittent rubbing on each lower edge; apparent page-jam on p. 81/82, echoing on pp.83/84, 85/86 (long flat but faintly detectable, as well as a soft crease of a smaller nature from pp. 88-104 (NO impact upon text): certainly describes worse than it is, but there you certainly have it. Strong binding (NO cracks); Square corners (despite rubbing); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Collection of CLASSIC Readings in Induction with Classic Authors in the field. Arguably, Gift-Giving Quality, despite superficial flaws or you may need new friends. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1965 Second Edition. J.C. Hempel Foundation, Copenhagen, 1963. Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good, a very clean unmarked copy. Appears little read. Previous owners stamp inside cover. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #011058. N/A (illustrator). N/A.…

2nd edition. 137 pages. very good condition hardback. a practical work for the mid-20th century seaman and others involved in the shipping industry, with many excellent period plans and photos. includes chapters on painting work - J.C.Hempel were one of the leading manufacturers of marine paints [Please see our storefront page for shipping information].…

Lw. Condition: Gut. 2. Aufl. 137 S.; Abb. guter Zustand, wirkt ungelesen, minimale Lagerspuren am Einband, Seiten leicht nachgedunkelt Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 980.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xi, 291 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Light Usage. Dust Jacket Priced $3.50, Wear, Small Losses, No Loss Of Lettering Or Design, Internal Tape Repaitrs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Viii, 455 Pp. Including 65 Pp Bibliography Of Logical Positivism. Blue Cloth Lettered In White. No Indication Of Printing, Copyright 1959. First Publication In English Of Some Of These Papers. Book Very Near Fine, No Marks. Dust Jacket With Slight Usage, Tear At Bottom Of Spine Panel, Minute Losses On Bottom Edges. Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer Fba (1910 -1989), Usually Cited As A. J. Ayer, Was An English Philosopher Known For His Promotion Of Logical Positivism, Particularly In His Books Language, Truth, And Logic (1936) And The Problem Of Knowledge (1956). He Was Educated At Eton College And The University Of Oxford, After Which He Studied The Philosophy Of Logical Positivism At The University Of Vienna. From 1933 To 1940 He Lectured On Philosophy At Christ Church, Oxford. During The Second World War Ayer Was A Special Operations Executive And Mi6 Agent. He Was Grote Professor Of The Philosophy Of Mind And Logic At University College London From 1946 Until 1959, After Which He Returned To Oxford To Become Wykeham Professor Of Logic At New College. He Was President Of The Aristotelian Society From 1951 To 1952 And Knighted In 1970. He Was Known For His Advocacy Of Humanism, And Was The Second President Of The British Humanist Association (Now Known As Humanists Uk). Professor A. J. Ayer Was President Of The Homosexual Law Reform Society For A Time; He Remarked That "As A Notorious Heterosexual I Could Never Be Accused Of Feathering My Own Nest.".…

Half-Leather. Condition: VG+. Not Issued. First Thus. Original black 1/2 leather, black pebbled cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. Light rubbing to corners and spine extremities, minor surface rubbing to covers. Firm binding, intact hinges, clean interior, a very nicely preserved copy. 804 pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Condition is Very Good, bound in full blue cloth, with a Very Good dust jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, some foxing to jacket at rear panel. Occasional markings to text. Important early collection from the Vienna Circle.

dj. First Edition. First edition. xviii, 455 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, red topstain. Fine in Very Good dust jacket, rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Includes many of the first English translations of publications by philosophers in the Vienna Circle of Logical Empiricism.…