Isaac Levi

Decisions and Revisions

Philosophical Essays on Knowledge and Value

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of Isaac Levi's philosophical papers, with an introduction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 509g
• ISBN-13: 9780521027625
• ISBN-10: 0521027624
• Artikelnr.: 21215937

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Cognitive Decision Making: 1. Must the scientist make value judgements?
2. On the seriousness of mistakes
3. Corroboration and rules of acceptance
4. Deductive cogency in inductive inference
5. Information and inference
6. Epistemic utility and the evaluation of experiments
7. Abduction and demands for information
Part II. Knowledge and Ignorance: 8. Truth, fallibility and the growth of knowledge
9. Four types of ignorance
10. Escape from boredom: edification according to Rorty
11. Serious possibility
Part III: Chance and Surprise: 12. Subjectives, dispositions and chances
13. Direct inference
14. Potential surprise: its role in inference and decision making
Part IV. Decision Making: 15. Newcomb's many problems
16. Conflict and social agency
17. Liberty and welfare
Bibliography of Isaac Levi
Bibliography
Index of names
Index of subjects.