Knowledge and inquiry : essays on the pragmatism of Isaac Levi / edited by Erik Olsson.
| Other author | Olsson, Erik J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in probability, induction, and decision theory Cambridge studies in probability, induction, and decision theory. ^A271623 |
| Contents | Isaac Levi and his pragmatist lineage / Cheryl Misak -- Is pragmatist truth irrelevant to inquiry? / Andre Fuhrmann -- The knowledge business / Philip Kitcher -- Infallibility and incorrigibility / Bengt Hansson -- Why inconsistency is not hell : making room for inconsistency in science / Otavio Bueno -- Levi on risk / Nils-Eric Sahlin -- Vexed convexity / Henry E. Kyburg -- Levi's chances / H. Mellor -- Isaac Levi's potentially surprising epistemological picture / Wolfgang Spohn -- Isaac Levi on abduction / Maurice Pagnucco -- Potential answers to what question? / Erik J. Olsson -- Levi and the lottery / Erik J. Olsson -- The value of truth and the value of information : on Isaac Levi's epistemology / Hans Rott -- Decision-theoretic contraction and sequential change / Horacio Arlo Costa -- Deciding what you know / Mark Kaplan -- Levi's ideals / Sven Ove Hansson -- The mind we do not change / Wolfram Hinzen -- Psychoanalysis as technology / Akeel Bilgrami -- Levi on money pumps and diachronic Dutch books / Wlodek Rabinowicz -- Levi on the reality of dispositions / Johannes Persson -- Replies / Isaac Levi. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005010532 |
| ISBN | 0521845564 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B944.P72 K56 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |