The Logic of Reliable Inquiry

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Kevin T. Kelly (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University)

The Logic of Reliable Inquiry

Kevin T. Kelly (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
04 January 1996

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Mathematical logic; Analytic topology; Philosophy of science; Mathematical theory of computation

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.

This approach answers such important questions as whether there are computable methods more reliable than Bayesian updating or Popper's method of conjectures and refutations. Finally, Kelly clarifies the relationship between the resulting framework and other standard issues in the philosophy of science, such as probability, causation, and relativism.

His work is a major contribution to the literature and will be essential reading for scientists, logicians, and philosophers"

By: Kevin T. Kelly (Associate Professor Department of Philosophy Associate Professor Department of Philosophy Carnegie Mellon University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 235mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 776g
ISBN: 9780195091953
ISBN 10: 0195091957
Series: Logic and Computation in Philosophy Series
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 04 January 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active