Determinism

[Princeton, N.J.]: Princeton University Press (1971)
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A revision of the author's thesis, Columbia University, 1963.

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BJ1461.B466 1971

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0691620393   0691071691   0691647151   9780691620398

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10.2307/2218014
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Acknowledgments.  (pages vii-viii)Bernard Berofsky
Introduction.  (pages 1-6)Bernard Berofsky
I. Foreknowledge.  (pages 9-27)Bernard Berofsky
II. Predictability.  (pages 28-34)Bernard Berofsky
III. Explanation.  (pages 35-41)Bernard Berofsky
IV. Causality.  (pages 42-126)Bernard Berofsky
V. The Structure of a Definition.  (pages 129-178)Bernard Berofsky
VI. The Regularity Theory: Translatability.  (pages 179-220)Bernard Berofsky
VII. The Regularity Theory: Adequacy.  (pages 221-252)Bernard Berofsky
VIII. Deterministic Accounts.  (pages 253-267)Bernard Berofsky
IX. Determinism Defined.  (pages 268-270)Bernard Berofsky
X. The Alleged Triviality of Determinism.  (pages 273-281)Bernard Berofsky
XI. Determinism and Falsification.  (pages 282-290)Bernard Berofsky
XII. Deterministic Theories and the Observable World.  (pages 291-297)Bernard Berofsky
XIII. Psychological Determinism.  (pages 298-324)Bernard Berofsky
Index.  (pages 325-330)Bernard Berofsky

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