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- 题名/责任者:
- Arguments, cognition, and science : need and consequences of probabilistic induction in science / André C. R. Martins.
- 出版发行项:
- London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2020]
- ISBN:
- 9781786615077
- ISBN:
- 178661507X
- 载体形态项:
- xii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- 其他载体形态:
- ebook version : 9781786615084
- 个人责任者:
- Martins, André C. R., author.
- 论题主题:
- Science-Methodology-Social aspects.
- 论题主题:
- Reasoning-Social aspects.
- 论题主题:
- Logic.
- 中图法分类号:
- N03
- 书目附注:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 摘要附注:
- Our reasoning evolved not for finding the truth, but for social bonding and convincing. The best logical methods humans have created provide no path to truth, unless something is assumed as true from the start. Other than that, we only have methods for attempting to measure uncertainty. This book highlights the consequences of these facts for scientific practice, and suggests how to correct the mistakes we still make. But even our best methods to measure uncertainty might require infinite resources to provide solid answers. This conclusion has important consequences for when and how much we can trust arguments and scientific results. The author suggests ways we can improve our current practices, and argues that theoretical work is a fundamental part of the most effective way to do science.
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