The grounding of the scientific endeavor : Armstrong's inference to the best explanation and Van Fraassen's concept of symmetry /
account of science.
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | account of science. all scientists to be Scientific Realists in their use of IBE, challenged in recent debates in philosophy of science by the championed by Bas van Fraassen. If van Fraassen's Symmetry compelling, we must ask whether one is rationally preferable concept of Symmetry. Inference to the Best Explanation as Constructive Empiricism are within the bounds of what is defended by David Armstrong. The concept of Symmetry, as Empiricism. I argue that this particular conflict belongs in follow, one would need to provide a rationally compelling of Constructive Empiricism. Conversely, if Armstrong wanted on the latter results in the victory of Constructive part of the Constructive Empiricist view of science, is part of the Realist view of science has been most ably position. But it is clear that both Scientific Realism and Principles are to become the rules which all scientists rational. Since neither view can be shown to be rationally reason to persuade us to abandon Scientific Realism in favor rule which scientists follow in theorizing has been Scientific Realism, and with it IBE, should be the dominant scientific theory competition. Relying on the former seems The hegemony of the Inference to the Best Explanation as the the philosophical theory competition, with the result that then he would have to provide a rationally compelling reason These are the philosophical theory competition and the to do so. Part of such a project must include showing that to hold the opposing view would comn-dt one to an irrational to result in the victory of Scientific Realism, while relying to the other. There are two types of competition in deciding whether one theory is rationally preferable to another. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Philosophy". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 107 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |