The Logic of Reliable Inquiry (9780195091953)

This book considers the question of the reliability of scientific methods. One method of inquiry can be said to be more reliable than another if it eventually arrives at the truth in more possible circumstances than the other method can. Kelly begins with a discussion of the philosophical significance of reliability, examines the reliability of computable methods, provides a general, topological perspective on reliable inference by "ideal" agents, and investigates
the possibility of reliable enquiry in the face of theory-laden evidence and incommensurability. The text is extensively and amusingly illustrated and assumes only introductory knowledge of basic logic and computability theory.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 448 pages
• Dimensions 165 x 245 x 28mm | 818g
• Publication date 01 Jun 1997
• Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note numerous line figures
• ISBN10 0195091957
• ISBN13 9780195091953
• Bestsellers rank 1,836,029

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