Format:
1 online resource (378 pages)
ISBN:
9783319230153
Series Statement:
European Studies in Philosophy of Science Ser. v.1
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I Truth and Semantics -- Coherence and (Likeness to) Truth -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Coherence and Information -- 3 A Constraint-Based Evaluation of Coherence Measures -- 4 Two-Sided Coherence Measures -- 5 Conjunctive Theories and Expected Coherence -- 5.1 Estimated Verisimilitude for Conjunctive Theories -- 5.2 Making the Link: Expected Coherence and Estimated Verisimilitude -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix: A Proof of Theorem 5.1 -- References -- A Verisimilitudinarian Rebuttal of a Recent Attack Against Realism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Overview of VS -- 3 Two Roles of Verisimilitude Within VS? -- 4 A Too Demanding Standard for Theory-Choice -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Realistic Claims in Logical Empiricism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Realism Issue: A Mere Pseudo-Problem? -- 3 Realism as a Problem of Language -- 4 The Invariantist Alternative -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Patchworks of Laws and Partial Structures -- 1 Patchwork of Laws -- 2 Modular Semantics for Axiomatic Theories -- 2.1 Networks of Partial Structures -- 2.2 Local Worlds -- 2.3 Global Worlds -- 2.4 Inconsistency Management -- 3 Patchwork of Partial Structures -- References -- Part II Social Epistemology, Rational Choice Theory and Public Policy -- Social Epistemology, Debate Dynamics, and Truth Approximation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Truth Approximation as the Goal of Inquiry -- 3 Debate Dynamics: Evolving Dialectical Structures -- 4 Truth Approximation in Debate Dynamics -- 5 Extending the Theory of Dialectical Structures -- 6 Conclusions: Truth Tracking vs. Truth Approximation -- References -- Wise Crowds, Clever Meta-Inductivists -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Optimality of Global Meta-Induction -- 3 The Wise Crowd -- 4 The Formal Setup -- 5 Groups with Universal Accessibility -- 6 Groups with Restricted Accessibility.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783319230146
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783319230146
Language:
English
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