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Noam Chomsky. Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use. New York: Praeger (1986), xxiv + 307 pp. Available in hardcover and paperback. - Noam Chomsky. Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press (1988), x + 205 pp. Available in hardcover and paperback.
Edward P. Stabler, Jr.
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01 April 2022, pp. 533-536
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K. Okruhlik and J. Brown (Editors). The Natural Philosophy of Leibniz. Dordrecht: D. Reidel, (1985), viii + 342 pp. $49.50 (cloth).
Geoffrey Sayre-McCord
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01 April 2022, pp. 173-174
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Discussion: How To Solve Probability Teasers
Maya Bar-Hillel
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01 April 2022, pp. 348-358
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Recently, Nathan (1986) criticized Bar-Hillel and Falk's (1982) analysis of some classical probability puzzles on the grounds that they wrongheadedly applied mathematics to the solving of problems suffering from “ambiguous informalities”. Nathan's prescription for solving such problems boils down to assuring in advance that they are uniquely and formally soluble—though he says little about how this is to be done. Unfortunately, in real life problems seldom show concern as to whether their naturally occurring formulation is or is not ambiguous, does or does not allow for unique formalization, etc. One step towards dealing with such problems intelligently is to recognize certain common cognitive pitfalls to which solvers seem vulnerable. This is discussed in the context of some examples, along with some empirical results.

Critical Notice: Jon Barwise and John Etchemendy, The Liar: An Essay on Truth and Circularity
Anil Gupta
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01 April 2022, pp. 697-709
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Some criticisms are offered of Barwise and Etchemendy's theory of truth, the principal one being that it violates a feature of truth called “supervenience”.

T. J. Horder, J. A. Witkowski, and C. C. Wylie (Editors). A History of Embryology (The Eighth Symposium of the British Society for Developmental Biology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986, xxiv + 477 pp. $99.50 (cloth).
John Beatty
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01 April 2022, pp. 174-177
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Gerald Holton. The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens. New York: Cambridge University Press (1986), xi + 351 pp., $39.50 (cloth), $12.95 (paper).
George Gale
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01 April 2022, pp. 536-537
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Olivier Costa de Beauregard. Time, The Physical Magnitude. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Co. (1987), xxiii + 335 pp., $79.00 (cloth).
Robert Batterman
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01 April 2022, pp. 710-712
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Christopher Peacocke. Thoughts: An Essay on Content. New York: Basil Blackwell (1986), x + 175 pp., $24.95 (cloth).
M. Frances Egan
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01 April 2022, pp. 359-360
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Stewart Shapiro (Editor). Intensional Mathematics. Amsterdam and New York: North-Holland (1985), vi + 230 pp., $38.50 (cloth).
Harold T. Hodes
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01 April 2022, pp. 177-178
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Peter Gibbins. Particles and Paradoxes: The Limits of Quantum Logic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1987), xi + 181 pp., $34.50 (cloth), $11.95 (paper).
Allen Stairs
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01 April 2022, pp. 712-714
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Sergio L. de C. Fernandes Foundations of Objective Knowledge: The Relations of Popper's Theory of Knowledge to That of Kant. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 86. Dordrecht: D. Reidel (1985), xvii + 272 pp., $39.50 (cloth).
Gordon G. Brittan, Jr.
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01 April 2022, pp. 537-539
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Carl G. Hempel, Hilary Putnam and Wilhelm K. Essler (Editors). Methodology, Epistemology, and Philosophy: Essays in Honour of Wolfgang Stegmüller on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Dordrecht: D. Reidel (1983), 424 pp. $69.50 (cloth).
Brent Mundy
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01 April 2022, pp. 361-362
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Instructions to Contributors
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Books Received
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Larry R. Squire Memory and Brain. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1987), xiii + 315 pp.
Patricia Smith Churchland
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01 April 2022, pp. 539-540
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Lawrence Sklar. Philosophy and Spacetime Physics. Berkeley: University of California Press (1985), 335 pp. (paper).
Robert DiSalle
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01 April 2022, pp. 714-717
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PSA volume 56 issue 2 Cover and Front matter
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Robert J. Richards Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988, xvii + 700 pp. $29.95 (paper).
Daniel C. Dennett
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01 April 2022, pp. 540-543
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Book Reviews

K. Okruhlik and J. Brown (Editors). The Natural Philosophy of Leibniz. Dordrecht: D. Reidel, (1985), viii + 342 pp. $49.50 (cloth).

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Discussion: How To Solve Probability Teasers

Research Article

Critical Notice: Jon Barwise and John Etchemendy, The Liar: An Essay on Truth and Circularity

Book Reviews

T. J. Horder, J. A. Witkowski, and C. C. Wylie (Editors). A History of Embryology (The Eighth Symposium of the British Society for Developmental Biology). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986, xxiv + 477 pp. $99.50 (cloth).

Gerald Holton. The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens. New York: Cambridge University Press (1986), xi + 351 pp., $39.50 (cloth), $12.95 (paper).

Olivier Costa de Beauregard. Time, The Physical Magnitude. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Co. (1987), xxiii + 335 pp., $79.00 (cloth).

Christopher Peacocke. Thoughts: An Essay on Content. New York: Basil Blackwell (1986), x + 175 pp., $24.95 (cloth).

Stewart Shapiro (Editor). Intensional Mathematics. Amsterdam and New York: North-Holland (1985), vi + 230 pp., $38.50 (cloth).

Peter Gibbins. Particles and Paradoxes: The Limits of Quantum Logic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1987), xi + 181 pp., $34.50 (cloth), $11.95 (paper).

Sergio L. de C. Fernandes Foundations of Objective Knowledge: The Relations of Popper's Theory of Knowledge to That of Kant. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 86. Dordrecht: D. Reidel (1985), xvii + 272 pp., $39.50 (cloth).

Carl G. Hempel, Hilary Putnam and Wilhelm K. Essler (Editors). Methodology, Epistemology, and Philosophy: Essays in Honour of Wolfgang Stegmüller on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Dordrecht: D. Reidel (1983), 424 pp. $69.50 (cloth).

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Larry R. Squire Memory and Brain. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1987), xiii + 315 pp.

Lawrence Sklar. Philosophy and Spacetime Physics. Berkeley: University of California Press (1985), 335 pp. (paper).

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PSA volume 56 issue 2 Cover and Front matter

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Robert J. Richards Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988, xvii + 700 pp. $29.95 (paper).

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