Observation and conceptual interpretation constitute the two major ways through which human beings engage the world. The World Observed/The World Conceived presents an innovative analysis of the nature and role of observation and conceptualization. While these two actions are often treated as separate, Hans Radder shows that they are inherently interconnected-that materially realized observational processes are always conceptually interpreted and that the meaning of concepts depends on the way they structure observational processes and abstract from them. He examines the role of human action and conceptualization in realizing observational processes and develops a detailed theory of the relationship between observation, abstraction, and the meaning of concepts. The World Observed/The World Conceived will prove useful to many areas of scholarly study including ontology, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, science studies, and cognitive science.

One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it she is enrolled in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher. Thus begins Jostein Gaarder's unique novel, which is not only a mystery, but also a complete and entertaining history of philosophy.

World Conception is a work of conceptions (PHILOSOPHY). It deals mainly with conceptual development (PHYSICS), conceptual representation (LINGUISTICS), and conceptual management (SYSTEMATICS). In other words, it is about the development of bodies, the representation of ideas, and the management of categories. And all of that is conveyed thru a system for the Physical development of the world (the magnetic system), a system for the Mental representation of the world (the ideographic system), and a system for the Social government of the world (the tabular system). These systems lead to a unifying view of the world. My Ruccian friend, if you are curious about a unifying view of our world, this is the book for you. In its chronological version, it is not an easy read; but, in the end, it'll be worth it. The Chronological Version of WORLD is an account of how my system developed. The separate volumes are in relation to the years they were produced. (In order to be able to handle the digital files with some ease, it was necessary to divide this account into 5 volumes.) I hope to produce a Subject-Related or Topical Version in the future, where the separate volumes will be in relation to the topics discussed. WARNING: Given the size of tables, the electronic version of WORLD will not work on a small e-reader. You have to use a large tablet or a computer. And, for a better experience, you could set the page display at 200%.

The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation focuses on the identification and clarification of philosophical issues in experimental science.Since the late 1980s, the neglect of experiment by philosophers and historians of science has been replaced by a keen interest in the subject. In this volume, a number of prominent philosophers of experiment directly address basic theoretical questions, develop existing philosophical accounts, and offer novel perspectives on the subject, rather than rely exclusively on historical cases of experimental practice.Each essay examines one or more of six interconnected themes that run throughout the collection: the philosophical implications of actively and intentionally interfering with the material world while conducting experiments; issues of interpretation regarding causality; the link between science and technology; the role of theory in experimentation involving material and causal intervention; the impact of modeling and computer simulation on experimentation; and the philosophical implications of the design, operation, and use of scientific instruments.