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Inconsistency in Science
Joke . Ed(S): Meheus
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Hardback. For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. How is 'logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? This collection of papers deals with this kind of questions. It contains case studies, and presents an overview of the different approaches. Editor(s): Meheus, Joke. Series: Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent of paraconsistent logics, the shift in attention from finished theories to construction processes, and the recognition that most scientific theories were at some point either internally inconsistent or incompatible with other accepted findings. The new interest gave rise to important questions. How is `logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? ... Read more
For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent of paraconsistent logics, the shift in attention from finished theories to construction processes, and the recognition that most scientific theories were at some point either internally inconsistent or incompatible with other accepted findings. The new interest gave rise to important questions. How is `logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402006302
SKU
V9781402006302
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