Erkenntnis
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Erkenntnis is a journal of philosophy
that publishes papers in analytic philosophy
. Its name is derived from the German word for knowledge recognition. The journal was founded by Hans Reichenbach
and Rudolf Carnap
in 1930. The journal was "refounded" by Wilhelm K. Essler, Carl G. Hempel and Wolfgang Stegmüller
in 1975.
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Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
that publishes papers in analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century...
. Its name is derived from the German word for knowledge recognition. The journal was founded by Hans Reichenbach
Hans Reichenbach
Hans Reichenbach was a leading philosopher of science, educator and proponent of logical empiricism...
and Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism....
in 1930. The journal was "refounded" by Wilhelm K. Essler, Carl G. Hempel and Wolfgang Stegmüller
Wolfgang Stegmüller
Wolfgang Stegmüller , was a German-Austrian philosopher with important contributions in philosophy of science and in analytic philosophy.-Biography:...
in 1975.
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Notable articles
- "On empirically equivalent systems of the world" (1975) - W.V.O. Quine
- "Rights, goals, and fairness" (1977) - T.M. Scanlon
- "Mental Representation" (1978) - Hartry H. Field
- "Literal Meaning" (1978) - John R. Searle
- "A Theory of Rational Decision in Games" (1987) - Michael Bacharach
- "Provisoes: A problem concerning the inferential function of scientific theories" (1988) - Carl G. Hempel
- "Iterated Belief Change Based on Epistemic Entrenchment" (1994) - Abhaya C. Nayak
- "Mechanisms and the Nature of Causation" (1996) - Stuart S. Glennan
- "Bare Possibilia" (1998) - Timothy WilliamsonTimothy WilliamsonTimothy Williamson is a British philosopher whose main research interests are in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and metaphysics....