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UNINA9910777041503321 |
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Autore |
Barnes Eric C (Eric Christian), <1959-> |
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Titolo |
The paradox of predictivism / / Eric Christian Barnes [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
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1-107-18389-8 |
1-281-37079-7 |
9786611370794 |
0-511-39441-1 |
0-511-48733-9 |
0-511-39243-5 |
0-511-39506-X |
0-511-39110-2 |
0-511-39372-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Philosophy |
Science - Forecasting |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The paradox of predictivism; CHAPTER 2 Epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 3 Predictivism and the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 4 Miracle arguments and the demise of strong predictivism; CHAPTER 5 The predicting community; CHAPTER 6 Back to epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 7 Postlude on old evidence; CHAPTER 8 A paradox resolved; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An enduring question in the philosophy of science is the question of whether a scientific theory deserves more credit for its successful predictions than it does for accommodating data that was already known when the theory was developed. In The Paradox of Predictivism, Eric Barnes argues that the successful prediction of evidence testifies to the general credibility of the predictor in a way that evidence does not |
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