Inconsistency in Science: Studies In The Sources Of Scientific Creativity) (Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity, Band 2) - Softcover

 
9789048160235: Inconsistency in Science: Studies In The Sources Of Scientific Creativity) (Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity, Band 2)
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ISBN 10: 9048160235 ISBN 13: 9789048160235
Verlag: Springer, 2010

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For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent of paraconsistent logics, the shift in attention from finished theories to construction processes, and the recognition that most scientific theories were at some point either internally inconsistent or incompatible with other accepted findings. The new interest gave rise to important questions. How is `logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? In what sense, if any, can inconsistent theories be considered as true?
The present collection of papers is the first to deal with this kind of questions. It contains case studies as well as philosophical analyses, and presents an excellent overview of the different approaches in the domain.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9048160235
ISBN 13 
9789048160235
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
236
Herausgeber
Meheus Joke
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