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Intro
In Memoriam Roberto Torretti
Acknowledgments
Contents
Contributors
1 Editor's Introduction: Celebrating Roberto Torretti
1.1 A Biographical Note
1.2 Roberto Torretti, Natural Philosopher
1.3 Outline of the Book
References
2 Roberto Torretti's Philosophy of Science
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Kantian Objectivity and the Philosophy of Science
2.2.1 Kantian Preliminaries
2.2.2 Kantian Objectivity for the Philosophy of Science
2.3 The Creative Understanding Thesis
2.4 Against Scientific Realism
2.5 Mathematical Fictionalism
2.6 Physical Laws
2.7 HPS and Scientific Progress
2.8 Conclusion
References
3 Du Cht́elet on Absolute and Relative Motion
3.1 Introduction
3.2 In Search of True Motion
3.2.1 Motion and Change of Place
3.2.2 Absolute Motion
3.2.3 Relative Motion
3.3 The Conceptual Challenge: Properties, Causes and Effects
3.3.1 The Properties of Absolute and Relative Motion
3.3.2 The Causes of Absolute and Relative Motion
3.3.3 The Effects of Absolute and Relative Motion
3.4 The Epistemological Challenge
3.5 The Ontological Challenge
3.6 Conclusions
References
4 Effective Field Theories: A Case Study for Torretti's Perspective on Kantian Objectivity
4.1 A Triad of Notions: Apperception, Productive Imagination, Reflective Judgment
4.2 Cassirer's "Dedekindian" Account of Concept Formation Via the Productive Imagination
4.3 The Gauge Idea
4.4 Quantum Field Theory and the Problem of Renormalization
4.5 Effective Field Theory: A New View of Renormalization and of QFT
4.6 Conclusion
References
5 A Kantian-Rooted Pluralist Realism for Science
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Constitution of the Phenomenal World
5.3 Why Kantian Realism?
5.4 The Plurality of Human Patterns
5.5 What Is a Categorical-Conceptual Framework?
5.6 Categorical-Conceptual Framework, Language, and Praxis
5.7 Diachronic Pluralism: Scientific Change
5.8 Synchronic Pluralism: A Web-Picture of Science
5.9 Frameworks, Theories and Models
5.10 Final Remarks
References
6 Mathematical Fictionalism Revisited
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Mathematical Fictionalism: Three Types
6.2.1 Fictionalism1
6.2.2 Fictionalism2
6.2.3 Fictionalism3
6.2.4 Different Kinds of Fictionalism Compared
6.3 Existence and Mathematical Fictionalism
6.3.1 Fictionalism: Strong and Weak
6.3.2 Reasoning About the Nonexistent
6.3.3 Fictionalism: A Challenge
6.4 Mathematical Fictionalism: A Neutralist Approach
6.4.1 Ontological Minimalism
6.4.2 Neutral Quantification
6.4.3 Unmentionable Existent Objects
6.4.4 Reasoning About What Cannot Be Referred to
6.4.5 Mathematical Fictionalism Revisited
6.5 Conclusion
References
7 Functionalism as a Species of Reduction
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Introducing Functionalist Reduction
7.1.1.1 ...in the Philosophy of Mind
In Memoriam Roberto Torretti
Acknowledgments
Contents
Contributors
1 Editor's Introduction: Celebrating Roberto Torretti
1.1 A Biographical Note
1.2 Roberto Torretti, Natural Philosopher
1.3 Outline of the Book
References
2 Roberto Torretti's Philosophy of Science
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Kantian Objectivity and the Philosophy of Science
2.2.1 Kantian Preliminaries
2.2.2 Kantian Objectivity for the Philosophy of Science
2.3 The Creative Understanding Thesis
2.4 Against Scientific Realism
2.5 Mathematical Fictionalism
2.6 Physical Laws
2.7 HPS and Scientific Progress
2.8 Conclusion
References
3 Du Cht́elet on Absolute and Relative Motion
3.1 Introduction
3.2 In Search of True Motion
3.2.1 Motion and Change of Place
3.2.2 Absolute Motion
3.2.3 Relative Motion
3.3 The Conceptual Challenge: Properties, Causes and Effects
3.3.1 The Properties of Absolute and Relative Motion
3.3.2 The Causes of Absolute and Relative Motion
3.3.3 The Effects of Absolute and Relative Motion
3.4 The Epistemological Challenge
3.5 The Ontological Challenge
3.6 Conclusions
References
4 Effective Field Theories: A Case Study for Torretti's Perspective on Kantian Objectivity
4.1 A Triad of Notions: Apperception, Productive Imagination, Reflective Judgment
4.2 Cassirer's "Dedekindian" Account of Concept Formation Via the Productive Imagination
4.3 The Gauge Idea
4.4 Quantum Field Theory and the Problem of Renormalization
4.5 Effective Field Theory: A New View of Renormalization and of QFT
4.6 Conclusion
References
5 A Kantian-Rooted Pluralist Realism for Science
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Constitution of the Phenomenal World
5.3 Why Kantian Realism?
5.4 The Plurality of Human Patterns
5.5 What Is a Categorical-Conceptual Framework?
5.6 Categorical-Conceptual Framework, Language, and Praxis
5.7 Diachronic Pluralism: Scientific Change
5.8 Synchronic Pluralism: A Web-Picture of Science
5.9 Frameworks, Theories and Models
5.10 Final Remarks
References
6 Mathematical Fictionalism Revisited
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Mathematical Fictionalism: Three Types
6.2.1 Fictionalism1
6.2.2 Fictionalism2
6.2.3 Fictionalism3
6.2.4 Different Kinds of Fictionalism Compared
6.3 Existence and Mathematical Fictionalism
6.3.1 Fictionalism: Strong and Weak
6.3.2 Reasoning About the Nonexistent
6.3.3 Fictionalism: A Challenge
6.4 Mathematical Fictionalism: A Neutralist Approach
6.4.1 Ontological Minimalism
6.4.2 Neutral Quantification
6.4.3 Unmentionable Existent Objects
6.4.4 Reasoning About What Cannot Be Referred to
6.4.5 Mathematical Fictionalism Revisited
6.5 Conclusion
References
7 Functionalism as a Species of Reduction
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Introducing Functionalist Reduction
7.1.1.1 ...in the Philosophy of Mind