On an inconsistency in constructive empiricism

被引:2
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作者
Bandyopadhyay, PS [1 ]
机构
[1] Montana State Univ, Dept Hist & Philosophy, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
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D O I
10.1086/392564
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N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
I show that van Fraassen's empiricism leads to mutually incompatible claims with regard to empirical theories. He is committed to the claim that reasons for accepting a theory and believing it are always identical, insofar as the theory in question is an empirical theory. He also makes a general claim that reasons for accepting a theory are not always reasons for believing it irrespective of whether the theory is an empirical theory.
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页码:511 / 514
页数:4
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