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Truthlikeness
Ilkka Niiniluoto
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Description for Truthlikeness
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 525 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPL; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
The modern discussion on the concept of truthlikeness was started in 1960. In his influential Word and Object, W. V. O. Quine argued that Charles Peirce's definition of truth as the limit of inquiry is faulty for the reason that the notion 'nearer than' is only "defined for numbers and not for theories". In his contribution to the 1960 International Congress for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science at Stan ford, Karl Popper defended the opposite view by defining a compara tive notion of verisimilitude for theories. was originally introduced by the The concept of verisimilitude Ancient sceptics to moderate ... Read more
The modern discussion on the concept of truthlikeness was started in 1960. In his influential Word and Object, W. V. O. Quine argued that Charles Peirce's definition of truth as the limit of inquiry is faulty for the reason that the notion 'nearer than' is only "defined for numbers and not for theories". In his contribution to the 1960 International Congress for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science at Stan ford, Karl Popper defended the opposite view by defining a compara tive notion of verisimilitude for theories. was originally introduced by the The concept of verisimilitude Ancient sceptics to moderate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
525
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401081702
SKU
V9789401081702
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