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Umfang: xi, 210 Seiten , Diagramme , 24 cm

ISBN: 9781501502002 , 9781501510571

Serie: Epistemische Studien, Schriften zur Erkenntnis- und Wissenschaftstheorie Band 31

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF ISBN 978-1-5015-0198-2

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Philosophie

Schlagwort(e): Empirismus ; Verifikation ; Positivismus

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Umfang: 1 online resource (224 pages) : , illustrations, tables.

ISBN: 9781501501982 (e-book)

Serie: Epistemische Studien, Band 31

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: Haas, Gordian. Minimal verificationism : on the limits of knowledge. Boston, [Massachusetts] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter, c2015 ISSN 2198-1884 ISBN 9781501510571

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 1 online resource (xiii,210pages) : , illustrations.

Ausgabe: Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9781501501982

Serie: Epistemische Studien; 31

Inhalt: Verificationism has been a hallmark of logical empiricism. In the last 50 years, this view has, however, received tremendously bad press as its advocates failed to resolve its problems. Modern theories of justification and belief revision, along with a formal semantics for counterfactuals, can help overcome these problems. Therefore, it is worth revisiting this disreputable view. The author argues in favor of a weak form of verificationism.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Acknowledgements -- , Contents -- , Figures and Tables -- , Introduction: Does This Make Nonsense to You? -- , 1 Some Historic Formulations and Their Problems -- , 2 More Problems Lie Ahead -- , 3 Toward a Solution to the Problems -- , 4 Minimal Verificationism -- , 5 Fallibilist Theories of Justification -- , 6 The Standard Theory of Belief Revision: AGM -- , 7 Combining Theories of Justification and Belief Revision: JuDAS -- , 8 Lewis’ Semantics for Counterfactuals -- , 9 Towards a Verifiability-Friendly Semantics for Counterfactuals -- , 10 (Non) Concluding Remarks -- , References -- , Name Index -- , Subject Index. , Also available in print edition. , In English.

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781501510571

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781501501999

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1515/9781501501982

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501982

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Umfang: 1 online resource (224 p.)

ISBN: 1-5015-0198-4 , 1-5015-0200-X

Serie: Epistemische Studien, Band 31

Inhalt: Verificationism has been a hallmark of logical empiricism. According to this principle, a sentence is insignificant in a certain sense if its truth value cannot be determined. Although logical empiricists strove for decades to develop an adequate principle of verification, they failed to resolve its problems. This led to a general abandonment of the verificationist project in the early 1960's. In the last 50 years, this view has received tremendously bad press. Today it is mostly regarded as an outdated historical concept. Theories that have evolved since the abandonment of verificationism can, however, help overcome some of its key problems. More specifically, an adequate criterion of significance can be derived from a combination of modern theories of justification and belief revision, along with a formal semantics for counterfactuals. In view of these potential improvements, the abandonment of verificationism appears premature. Half a century following its decline, it might be about time to revisit this disreputable view. The author argues in favor of a weak form of verificationism. This approach could be referred to as minimal verificationism, as it involves a weakening of traditional verificationist principles in various respects while maintaining their core idea.

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Acknowledgements -- , Contents -- , Figures and Tables -- , Introduction: Does This Make Nonsense to You? -- , 1 Some Historic Formulations and Their Problems -- , 2 More Problems Lie Ahead -- , 3 Toward a Solution to the Problems -- , 4 Minimal Verificationism -- , 5 Fallibilist Theories of Justification -- , 6 The Standard Theory of Belief Revision: AGM -- , 7 Combining Theories of Justification and Belief Revision: Judas -- , 8 Lewis’ Semantics for Counterfactuals -- , 9 Towards a Verifiability-Friendly Semantics for Counterfactuals -- , 10 (Non) Concluding Remarks -- , References -- , Name Index -- , Subject Index , Issued also in print. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-5015-1057-6

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1515/9781501501982

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 210 Seiten).

ISBN: 978-1-5015-0198-2 , 978-1-5015-0200-2 , 978-1-5015-1057-1 , 978-1-5015-0199-9

Serie: Epistemische Studien Band 31

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Philosophie

Schlagwort(e): Empirismus ; Verifikation ; Positivismus

DOI: 10.1515/9781501501982

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