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Assessing theories, Bayes style
The problem addressed in this paper is "the main epistemic problem concerning science", viz. "the explication of how we compare and evaluate theories [. . .] in the ...
Franz Huber
SYNTHESE
2008
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Downward causation in fluid convection
Recent developments in nonlinear dynamics have found wide application in many areas of science from physics to neuroscience. Nonlinear phenomena such as feedback loops, inter-leve...
Robert C. Bishop
SYNTHESE
2008
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First-person thought and the use of 'I'
The traditional account (TA) of first-person thought draws conclusions about this type of thinking from claims made about the first-person pronoun. In this paper I raise a worry fo...
Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
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2008
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On what we can ensure
: The Conjunction Principle says, roughly, that if the truth of a conjunction can be brought about, then the truth of each conjunct can be brought about. The current essay argues t...
Benjamin Schnieder
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2008
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Warrant without truth?
This paper advances the debate over the question whether false beliefs may nevertheless have warrant, the property that yields knowledge when conjoined with true belief. The paper&...
E. J. Coffman