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Truthlikeness for Multidimensional, Quantitative Cognitive Problems
I.A. Kieseppa
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Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 610.
Philosophers of science have produced a variety of definitions for the notion of one sentence, theory or hypothesis being closer to the truth, more verisimilar, or more truthlike than another one. The definitions put forward by philosophers presuppose at least implicitly that the subject matter with which the compared sentences, theories or hypotheses are concerned has been specified,! and the property of closeness to the truth, verisimilitude or truth likeness appearing in such definitions should be understood as closeness to informative truth about that subject matter. This monograph is concerned with a special case of the problem of defining verisimilitude, ... Read more
Philosophers of science have produced a variety of definitions for the notion of one sentence, theory or hypothesis being closer to the truth, more verisimilar, or more truthlike than another one. The definitions put forward by philosophers presuppose at least implicitly that the subject matter with which the compared sentences, theories or hypotheses are concerned has been specified,! and the property of closeness to the truth, verisimilitude or truth likeness appearing in such definitions should be understood as closeness to informative truth about that subject matter. This monograph is concerned with a special case of the problem of defining verisimilitude, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048146925
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V9789048146925
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