Inconsistency in Science (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity, 2
Release date:	May 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Joke Meheus
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	223
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-0630-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
LSN:	1-4020-0630-6
Barcode:	9781402006302

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