Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780195091953
Publisert
1996
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
776 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
448
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This book considers the question of the reliability of scientific methods. One method of inquiry can be said to be more reliable than another if it eventually arrives at the truth in more possible circumstances than the other method can. Kelly begins with a discussion of the philosophical significance of reliability, examines the reliability of computable methods, provides a general, topological perspective on reliable inference by "ideal" agents, and investigates the possibility of reliable enquiry in the face of theory-laden evidence and incommensurability. The text is extensively and amusingly illustrated and assumes only introductory knowledge of basic logic and computability theory.
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This illustrated work searches for the answers to such questions as whether standard methodological recommendations help or hinder the reliability of inquiry. It uses techniques and concepts drawn from formal learning theory, topology and the theory of computability.
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Introduction ; 1. Reliable Inquiry ; 2. The Demons of Passive Observation ; 3. Topology and Ideal Hypothesis Assessment ; 4. Continuity, Reducibility, and the Game of Science ; 5. The Demons of Computability ; 6. Computers in Search of Truth ; 7. So Much Time, Such Little Brains ; 8. The Logic of Ideal Discovery ; 9. Computerized Discobvery ; 10. Prediction ; 11. The Assessment and Discovery of First-order Theories ; 12. Probability and Reliability ; 13. Experiment and Causal Inference ; 14. Relativism and Reliability
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780195091953
Publisert
1996
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
776 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
448
Forfatter