title: What conceptual spaces can do for Carnap's late inductive logic.
abstract: In the last published account of his late inductive logic, the Basic System of Inductive Logic, Rudolf Carnap introduced a new element to the systems of inductive logic, namely the so-called attribute spaces. These geometrical structures model the meanings of the predicates of the object language and have a similar structure as the conceptual spaces employed by cognitive scientists like Peter Gärdenfors. I show how the development of the theory of conceptual spaces helps us to see the addition of attribute spaces as a step forward in explicating the concept of confirmation. I discuss the differences and similarities of the two theories and investigate the possibilities for developing further connections.
authors.affiliation: Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich, Germany; University of Groningen, Netherlands. Electronic address: Marta.Sznajder@lrz.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sznajder
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D007802:Language; D008128:Logic; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*
keywords: Attribute spaces; Carnap; Conceptual spaces; Inductive logic; Linguistic frameworks