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Autore |
Swinburne Richard |
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Simplicity as evidence of truth / / by Richard Swinburne |
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Milwaukee, : Marquette University Press, c1997 |
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0-87462-464-9 |
1-4237-3360-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (79 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Aquinas lecture ; ; 1997 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Explanation |
Simplicity (Philosophy) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Under the auspices of the Wisconsin-Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-64). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Prefatory -- I. The Structure of Explanation -- II. Explanation and Prediction -- III. The Best Explanation -- IV. The Nature of Simplicity -- V. The Role of Background Knowledge -- VI. Attempts to Explain Simplicity Away -- VII. The Ubiquity of the Simplicity Principle -- VIII. BayesÌs Theorem -- Notes -- About the Aquinas Lecture Series. |
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