Salmon Wesley C Editor (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fine, clean condition - hard bound, no dust jacket - Title: "Reality and Rationality" Author: Wesley C. Salmon; Editor-Phil Dowe; Editor-Merrilee H. Salmon * Publisher: Oxford University Press.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. University of California Press hardcover in dust jacket, 1988, 1st edition, unused and carefully stored, No marks or "shelf wear"; (Fine/Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.…

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: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Occasional pencil marginalia. Mylar covered dust jacket has some edge wear and scuffs. Structurally sound. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 408 pages. 9.21x5.98x0.98 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 272 pp., v. NAP (Humanities Press). Navy cloth with brilliant gilt lettering on spine; blind-stamped linear decorative elements on perimeters of front cover. Familiar gray and white dustwrapper, not price-clipped (no price), of Synthese Library with large band of white across upper middle front cover for title and subtitle lettering; editor name in small black letters over gray background at lower middle front cover, 'Synthese Library' in tiny black letters across top front cover; 1/2" front cover lower left gutter up from lower edge (soft crease and light rubbing away of bits of gray opposite the tear and toward middle front cover with nugatory missing bits at corners and an isosceles piece missing at top left front cover gutter: describes much worse than it is, but there youhave it: Now in Brodart mylar which forgives all sins graciously. Dustwrapper did its job: book itself is As New, but for teeniest bits of superficial rubbing at lower spine corners: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Contents: Paul Oppenheim, "Reminiscences of Peter"; W.V. Quine, "Natural Kinds"; Jaakko Hintikka, "Inductive Independence and the Paradoxes of Confirmation"; Wesley C. Salmon, "Partial Entailment as a Basis for Inductive Logic"; Wilfrid Sellars, "Are There Non-Deductive Logics?"; Richard C. Jeffrey, "Statistical Explanation vs. Statistical Inference"; Robert Nozick, "Newcomb's Problem and Two Principles of Choice"; Adolf Grunbaum, "The Meaning of Time"; Nicholas Rescher, "Lawfulness as Mind-Dependent"; Jaegwon Kim, "Events and Their Descriptions: Some Considerations"; Donald Davidson, "The Individuation of Events"; Hilary Putnam, "On Properties"; Frederic B. Fitch, "A Method for Avoiding the Curry Paradox"; Publications (1934-1969) by Carl G. Hempel; Index of Names, pp. 271-272, followed by two pages of Synthese Library publications. Solid copy, looking little read, if ever: the way to read a Philosophy of Science Classic 50 years old. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 408 pages. 9.21x5.98x0.98 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.