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Suppositional Reasoning in Scientific Explanations
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To suppose X means to pretend to change one?s belief for the sake of the argument to include X. I examine the role of suppositional reasoning in the evaluation of purported scientific explanations of various sorts, based on Hempel and Oppenheim's deductive-nomological and inductive-statistical explanations.First, for each type of explanation, I present the suppositional reasoning conditions it must satisfy. Second, I argue that a specific decision making method (Isaac Levi's) should be used to determine how one is to change one's beliefs for the sake of the argument in each case. Third, I evaluate in detail whether purported explanations, both intuitively explanatory and intuitively non-explanatory satisfy (or do not satisfy) these conditions. Fourth, I show that the suppositional reasoning conditions for explanations, when evaluated correctly, systematically solve the many problems of the original Hempel-Oppenheim model of explanations.
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Pilpel, Avital Avital Pilpel earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University (New York). His main interests are philosophy of science, logic, and rational decision making. In particular he is interested in rational belief change in scientific inquiry.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09783836456227
- Sprache Englisch
- Größe H220mm x B6mm x T150mm
- Jahr 2009
- EAN 9783836456227
- Format Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
- ISBN 978-3-8364-5622-7
- Titel Suppositional Reasoning in Scientific Explanations
- Autor Avital Pilpel
- Untertitel The Role of "for the sake of the argument" Reasoning in Scientific Inquiry
- Gewicht 171g
- Herausgeber VDM Verlag
- Anzahl Seiten 104
- Genre Philosophie