Nomic Truth Approximation Revisited. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Theo A. F. Kuipers.
• Authors: Kuipers, Theo A. F
• Contents: Ch. 1 Background and Overview Part I Basically closer to the nomic truthCh. 2 Nomic Truth Approximation by Empirical Progress Revisited Ch. 3 Perspectives and guidelines for theories of (nomic) truth approximation by empirical progressCh. 4 Models, postulates, and generalized nomic truth approximation Part II ConcretizationsCh. 5 Quantitative nomic truth approximationCh. 6 Refined nomic truth approximationCh. 7 Stratified nomic truth approximation Part III ExtensionsCh. 8 Theories looking for domains. Nomic truth approximation by domain revision Ch. 9 Beauty, a road to the truth? Part IV Reasoning around nomic truth approximation Ch. 10 Abduction aiming at empirical progress or even truth approximation: a challenge for computational modelingCh. 11 Inference to the best theory, rather than inference to the best explanation. Kinds of abduction and inductionCh. 12 Pragmatic aspects of truth approximationCh. 13 Empirical progress and nomic truth approximation by the 'Hypothetico-Probabilistic Method' Part V Belief revision aiming at truth approximationCh. 14 Basic and refined nomic truth approximation by evidence-guided belief set revisionCh. 15 Dovetailing belief base revision with truth approximation Part VI Conclusion: comparative constructive nomic realismCh. 16 Comparative realism as the best response to antirealism AcknowledgementsCurriculum VitaeIndex.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (345 pages)
• Subjects: Philosophy; Science -- Physics; Law -- Reference; Philosophy -- Aesthetics; Science -- Chemistry -- General; History of science; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Philosophy: aesthetics; Chemistry; Science -- Philosophy; Aesthetics; Chemistry-History; Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy of science
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319983882
• Related ISBNs: 9783319983875
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