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Sind die physikalischen Gesetze auf unser Universum beschränkt?Philosophia Naturalis 37 (2): 303-315. 2000.
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26The Need for Pluralism of CausalityLogic and Logical Philosophy 25 (4): 461-498. 2016.It will be shown in this article that a pluralism of causality is needed. Not only, as might be expected, for such different domains as natural sciences and humanities, but even within the domain of physics different causal relations are necessary. This will be illustrated with examples from Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity, Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics. In these domains causal relations differ in their properties. A model for five types of causal relations is provided that is …Read more
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23Russell’s Concepts "Name", "Existence" and "Unique Object of Reference" in Light of Modern PhysicsRussell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 27 (1): 125-143. 2007.With his theory of descriptions Russell wanted to solve two problems concerning denotation and reference, which are formulated here as Problem I and Problem II. After presenting each problem, we describe the main points of Russell’s solution. We deal with Russell’s concepts of existence and then elaborate his presuppositions concerning the relation of denoting and referring. Next we discuss the presuppositions or principles which underlie Russell’s understanding of the _objects_ of reference. Th…Read more
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12Scientific and Religious BeliefSpringer Verlag. 1994.Providing insights into the interrelation between scientific and religious belief, this work covers features of belief in general and discusses distinctive properties between belief, knowledge and acceptance. These properties are considered in relation and comparison to religious belief."
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Recent developments in epistemology and philosophy of science: reports of the 11th International Wittgenstein-Symposium, 4th to 13th August 1986, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria (edited book, review)Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky. 1987.
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5Presuppositions of classical logic. Presuppositions of classical physicsStudia Philosophiae Christianae 47 (4): 85-102. 2011.
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Proceedings of the 11th International Wittgenstein Symposium (edited book)Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky. 1987.
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Probleme, die sich bei der Darstellung von wissenschaftlichen Lehrsystemen ergebenSalzburger Jahrbuch für Philosophie 197-208. 1963.
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37On the Demarcation Between Logic and MathematicsThe Monist 65 (1): 38-51. 1982.In the first part of this paper some general theses concerning the difference between logic and mathematics are defended. In the second part four different views for a possible demarcation between logic and mathematics are stated.
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7Ontologie und Logik: Vorträge u. Diskussionen e. internat. Kolloquiums, (Salzburg, 21.-24. September 1976) = Ontology and logic: proceedings of an international colloquium (edited book, review)Duncker und Humblot. 1979.
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9Normative Principles of Rational CommunicationPhilosophie Et Culture: Actes du XVIIe Congrès Mondial de Philosophie 4 587-593. 1988.
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35Omniscience: From a Logical Point of ViewOntos. 2008.The aim of the book is to clarify the concept of omniscience. This is done first by discussing basic questions on omniscience (chs.1-12) and secondly by offering a theory of omniscience as an axiomatic system in which also a definition of omniscience is given (ch.13). The twelve chapters deal with questions like whether everything is true what God knows, whether God's knowledge is bound to time, whether it concerns singular truths or only laws, whether it extends also to contingent future events…Read more
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18On the characterization of entities by means of individuals and propertiesJournal of Philosophical Logic 3 (3). 1974.
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Nouveaux aspects du problème de la vérité dans la philosophie contemporaineStudia Philosophiae Christianae 22 (2): 216-221. 1986.
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22Matrix- based logic for avoiding paradoxes and its paraconsistent alternativeManuscrito 34 (1): 365-388. 2011.The present article shows that there are consistent and decidable manyvalued systems of propositional logic which satisfy two or all the three criteria for non-trivial inconsistent theories by da Costa . The weaker one of these paraconsistent system is also able to avoid a series of paradoxes which come up when classical logic is applied to empirical sciences. These paraconsistent systems are based on a 6-valued system of propositional logic for avoiding difficulties in several domains of empiri…Read more
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60Matrix-based logic for application in physicsReview of Symbolic Logic 2 (1): 132-163. 2009.The paper offers a matrix-based logic (relevant matrix quantum physics) for propositions which seems suitable as an underlying logic for empirical sciences and especially for quantum physics. This logic is motivated by two criteria which serve to clean derivations of classical logic from superfluous redundancies and uninformative complexities. It distinguishes those valid derivations (inferences) of classical logic which contain superfluous redundancies and complexities and are in this sense fro…Read more
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Logic, Philosophy of Science and Epistemology, Proceedings of the 11th International Wittgenstein Symposium, 4th to 13th August 1986 (review)Studia Logica 48 (1): 134-135. 1989.
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2List of namesIn Nature's Teleological Order and God's Providence: Are They Compatible with Chance, Free Will, and Evil?, De Gruyter. pp. 311-314. 2014.
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2List of subjectsIn Nature's Teleological Order and God's Providence: Are They Compatible with Chance, Free Will, and Evil?, De Gruyter. pp. 315-322. 2014.
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List of theoremsIn Nature's Teleological Order and God's Providence: Are They Compatible with Chance, Free Will, and Evil?, De Gruyter. pp. 303-310. 2014.
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12Language and Coding-Dependency of Results in Logic and MathematicsIn Evandro Agazzi & György Darvas (eds.), Philosophy of Mathematics Today, Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 73--87. 1997.
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6Knowledge and Scientific and Religious BeliefDe Gruyter. 2018.The present book is a book on epistemology with the special and new focus on the relation of different types of knowledge and a differentiated comparison to both scientific and religious belief. The present book distinguishes seven types of knowledge and compares them with both scientific and religious belief. The ususal view is that scientific and religious belief have nothing or not much in common. Although there are important differences, in contradistinction to this widespread view it is sho…Read more