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The Logic of Reliable Inquiry (Hardcover)
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The Logic of Reliable Inquiry (Hardcover)
Series: Logic and Computation in Philosophy Series
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There are many proposed aims for scientific inquiry - to explain or
predict events, to confirm or falsify hypotheses, or to find
hypotheses that cohere with our other beliefs in some logical or
probabilistic sense. This book is devoted to a different proposal -
that the logical structure of the scientist's method should
guarantee eventual arrival at the truth, given the scientist's
background assumptions. Interest in this methodological property,
called "logical reliability", stems from formal learning theory,
which draws its insights not from the theory of probability, but
from the theory of computability. Kelly first offers an accessible
explanation of formal learning theory, then goes on to develop and
explore a systematic framework in which various standard
learning-theoretic results can be seen as special cases of simpler
and more general considerations. Finally, Kelly clarifies the
relationship between the resulting framework and other standard
issues in the philosophy of science, such as probability,
causation, and relativism. Extensively illustrated with figures by
the author, The Logic of Reliable Inquiry assumes only introductory
knowledge of basic logic and computability theory. It is a major
contribution to the literature and will be essential reading for
scientists, statiticians, psychologists, linguists, logicians, and
philosophers.
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