The Open Universe: An Argument for Indeterminism From the Postscript to The Logic of Scientific Discovery

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ISBN: 9780415078658 | 0415078652
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Copyright: 4/10/1992

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The Open Universeis the centerpiece of the argument of thePostscript.Popper argues in simple language for the freedom, creativity, and rationality of mankind.

Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgements

xvii

Preface 1982

xix

Kinds of Determinism

(28)

Determinism: Religious, `Scientific,' and Metaphysical

(1)

Why-Questions. Causality and `Scientific' Determinism

(1)

The Principle of Accountability

(1)

The Study of Behaviour and the Principle of Accountability

(1)

Critical Temperatures and the All-or-Nothing Principle

(1)

Clocks and Clouds

(1)

Arguments for Determinism from Psychology

(1)

The Determinist Picture of the World

(1)

The Burden of Proof

`Scientific' Determinism

(12)

Prima Facie Determinism of Classical Physics Laplace's Demon

(1)

The Idea of `Scientific' Determinism: Predicability from Within

(1)

Two Definitions of `Scientific' Determinism

(1)

Does `Scientific' Determinism follow from a prima facie deterministic Theory?

(1)

A Result of Hadamard's

The Case for Indeterminism

(46)

Why I am an Indeterminist: Theories as Nets

(1)

Comparison with Kant's View

(1)

Is Classical Physics Accountable?

(1)

The Past and the Future

(1)

The Verdict of Special Relativity

(1)

Historical Prediction and the Growth of Knowledge

(1)

Predicting the Growth of Theoretical Knowledge

(1)

The Impossibility of Self-Prediction

(1)

The Refutation of `Scientific' Determinism

(1)

An Argument of St. Augustine's Descartes's and Haldance's

(2)

Metaphysical Issues

(26)

The Metaphysical Docrtines of Determinism and Indeterminism

(1)

Why I Reject Metaphysical Determinism: A Conversation with Parmenides

(1)

The Gain for Science: A Theory of Propensicties

(1)

Prima Facie Deterministic Theories and Probabilistic Theories

(1)

Lande's Blade

(1)

Land's Blade and the Propensity Interpretation

(1)

Conclusion

(21)

Addenda

Addendum 1: INDETERMINISM IS NOT ENOUGH: AN AFTERWORD

113

(18)

The Worlds 1, 2, and 3

The Reality of the Three Worlds

The Reality of Worlds 1 and 2

The Reality and Partial Autonomy of World 3

The Human Situation and the Natural World

Determinism and Indeterminism in Physics

Indeterminism Is Not Enough

Determinism and Naturalism

The Open Unicerse

Addendum 2: SCIENTIFIC REDUCTION AND THE ESSENTIAL INCOMPLETENESS OF ALL SCIENCE

131

(32)

Addendum 3: FURTHER REMARKS ON REDUCTION, 1981

163

(12)

Indicdes

175

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