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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452785003321

Autore

Antomarini B (Brunella)

Titolo

Thinking through error [[electronic resource] ] : the moving target of knowledge / / Brunella Antomarini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-87136-9

9786613713377

0-7391-7623-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 p.)

Disciplina

121/.6

Soggetti

Error

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The forms and their errors -- The non-linear adventures of the theories of color -- The uselessness of totality or a short survey in a parallel philosophical tradition -- How we guess -- Interlude: the wrong decision -- A defense of insecurity -- Parallel universes.

Sommario/riassunto

Thinking through Error: The Moving Target of Knowledge argues that there is a positive view of error. Making errors does not only mean that we've done something wrong, but also that we -more or less unaware- are given a chance to find something new and true. Trying to avoid errors is a social request, but it is uncertainty that has a liberating function on the philosophical level, as well as on the individual, psychological level.