Kawalec's monograph is a novel defence of the programme of
inductive logic, developed initially by Rudolf Carnap in the 1950s
and Jaakko Hintikka in the 1960s. It revives inductive logic by
bringing out the underlying epistemology. The main strength of the
work is its link between inductive logic and contemporary
discussions of epistemology. Through this perspective the author
succeeds to shed new light on the significance of inductive logic.
The resulting structural reliabilist theory propounds the view that
justification supervenes on syntactic and semantic properties of
sentences as justification-bearers. The claim is made that this
sets up a genuine alternative to the prevailing theories of
justification. Kawalec substantiates this claim by confronting
structural reliabilism with a number of epistemological problems.
Therefore, the book is interesting for philosophers of science
dealing with problems of induction, but it will also appeal to
readers working in the theory of knowledge. Kawalec writes in a
clear manner, makes his theses and arguments explicit, and gives
ample bibliographical references. The book will be a valuable
companion to graduate and postgraduate courses on inductive logic.
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