Decisions and Revisions: Philosophical Essays on Knowledge and Value
Autor Isaac Levien Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2006
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521027625
ISBN-10: 0521027624
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 150 x 228 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0521027624
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 150 x 228 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Preface; Part I. Cognitive Decision Making: 1. Must the scientist make value judgements?; 2. On the seriousness of mistakes; 3. Corroboration and rules of acceptance; 4. Deductive cogency in inductive inference; 5. Information and inference; 6. Epistemic utility and the evaluation of experiments; 7. Abduction and demands for information; Part II. Knowledge and Ignorance: 8. Truth, fallibility and the growth of knowledge; 9. Four types of ignorance; 10. Escape from boredom: edification according to Rorty; 11. Serious possibility; Part III: Chance and Surprise: 12. Subjectives, dispositions and chances; 13. Direct inference; 14. Potential surprise: its role in inference and decision making; Part IV. Decision Making: 15. Newcomb's many problems; 16. Conflict and social agency; 17. Liberty and welfare; Bibliography of Isaac Levi; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects.
Descriere
A collection of Isaac Levi's philosophical papers, with an introduction.