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INCONSISTENCY IN SCIENCE
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| By: |
Joke Meheus (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£109.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1402006306 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781402006302 |
| Publisher: |
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
31 May, 2002 |
| Edition: |
2002 ed. |
| Series: |
Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity v. 2 |
| Pages: |
223 |
| Description: |
For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. How is 'logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? This collection of papers deals with this kind of questions. It contains case studies, and presents an overview of the different approaches. |
| Synopsis: |
For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent of paraconsistent logics, the shift in attention from finished theories to construction processes, and the recognition that most scientific theories were at some point either internally inconsistent or incompatible with other accepted findings. The new interest gave rise to important questions. How is 'logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? In what sense, if any, can inconsistent theories be considered as true? The present collection of papers is the first to deal with this kind of questions. It contains case studies as well as philosophical analyses, and presents an excellent overview of the different approaches in the domain. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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