This book is the first of two volumes devoted to the work of Theo Kuipers, a leading Dutch philosopher of science. Philosophers and scientists from all over the world, thirty seven in all, comment on Kuipers' philosophy, and each of their commentaries is followed by a reply from Kuipers. The present volume focuses on Kuipers' views on confirmation, empirical progress, and truth approximation, as laid down in his From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism (Kluwer, 2000). In this book, Kuipers offered a synthesis of Carnap's and Hempel's confirmation theory on the one hand, and Popper's theory of truth approximation on the other. The key element of this synthesis is a sophisticated methodology, which enables the evaluation of theories in terms of their problems and successes (even if the theories are already falsified), and which also fits well with the claim that one theory is closer to the truth than another. Ilkka Niiniluoto, Patrick Maher, John Welch, Gerhard Schurz, Igor Douven, Bert Hamminga, David Miller, Johan van Benthem, Sjoerd Zwart, Thomas Mormann, Jes?s Zamora Bonilla, Isabella Burger & Johannes Heidema, Joke Meheus, Hans Mooij, and Diderik Batens comment on these ideas of Kuipers, and many present their own account. The present book also contains a synopsis of From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism. It can be read independently of the second volume of Essays in Debate with Theo Kuipers, which is devoted to Kuipers' Structures in Science (Kluwer, 2001). Contents Roberto FESTA, Atocha ALISEDA, Jeanne PEIJENBURG: Introduction Theo A.F. KUIPERS : The Threefold Evaluation of Theories: A Synopsis of From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism. On Some Relations between Confirmation, Empirical Progress, and Truth Approximation (2000) Confirmation and the HD Method Patrick MAHER: Qualitative Confirmation and the Ravens Paradox John R. WELCH: Gruesome Predicates Gerhard SCHURZ: Bayesian H-D Confirmation and Structuralistic Truthlikeness: Discussion and Comparison with the Relevant-Element and the Content-Part Approach Empirical Progress by Abduction and Induction Atocha ALISEDA: Lacunae, Empirical Progress and Semantic Tableaux Joke MEHEUS: Empirical Progress and Ampliative Adaptive Logics Diderik BATENS: On a Logic of Induction Truth Approximation by Abduction Ilkka NIINILUOTO: Abduction and Truthlikeness Igor DOUVEN: Empirical Equivalence, Explanatory Force, and the Inference to the Best Theory Truth Approximation by Empirical and Nonempirical Means Bert HAMMINGA: Constructive Realism and Scientific Progress David MILLER: Beauty, a Road to the Truth? Jes?s P. ZAMORA BONILLA: Truthlikeness with a Human Face: On Some Connections between the Theory of Verisimilitude and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge Truthlikeness and Updating Sjoerd D. ZWART: Updating Theories Johan van BENTHEM: A Note on Modeling Theories Refined Truth Approximation Thomas MORMANN: Geometry of Logic and Truth Approximation Isabella C. BURGER, Johannes HEIDEMA: For Better, for Worse: Comparative Orderings on States and Theories Realism and Metaphors J.J.A. MOOIJ: Metaphor and Metaphysical Realism Roberto FESTA: On the Relations between (Neo-Classical) Philosophy of Science and Logic Bibliography of Theo A.F. KUIPERS Index of Names
Author(s): Roberto Festa, Atocha Aliseda, Jeanne Peijnenburg
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 541
CONTENTS......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
The Threefold Evaluation of Theories: A Synopsis of From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism. On Some Relations between Confirmation, Empirical Progress, and Truth Approximation (2000)......Page 22
CONTENTS......Page 23
Introduction......Page 24
1. General Introduction: Epistemological Positions......Page 26
I. Confirmation......Page 28
2. Confirmation by the HD Method......Page 29
3. Quantitative Confirmation, and its Qualitative Consequences......Page 34
4. Inductive Confirmation and Inductive Logic......Page 36
II. Empirical Progress......Page 41
5. Separate Evaluation of Theories by the HD Method......Page 43
6. Empirical Progress and Pseudoscience......Page 48
III. Basic Truth Approximation......Page 59
7. Truthlikeness and Truth Approximation......Page 60
8. Intuitions of Scientists and Philosophers......Page 68
9. Epistemological Stratification of Nomic Truth Approximation......Page 72
10. Refinement of Nomic Truth Approximation......Page 77
13. Conclusion: Constructive Realism......Page 78
Appendix 1: Table of Contents ICR......Page 81
Appendix 2: Outline Table of Contents SiS......Page 83
Appendix 3: Acronyms......Page 84
References......Page 85
CONFIRMATION AND THE HD METHOD......Page 88
Qualitative Confirmation and the Ravens Paradox......Page 90
Gruesome Predicates......Page 130
Bayesian H-D Confirmation and Structuralistic Truthlikeness: Discussion and Comparison with the Relevant-Element and the Content-Part Approach......Page 142
EMPIRICAL PROGRESS BY ABDUCTION AND INDUCTION......Page 168
Lacunae, Empirical Progress and Semantic Tableaux......Page 170
Empirical Progress and Ampliative Adaptive Logics......Page 194
On a Logic of Induction......Page 222
TRUTH APPROXIMATION BY ABDUCTION......Page 254
Abduction and Truthlikeness......Page 256
Empirical Equivalence, Explanatory Force, and the Inference to the Best Theory......Page 282
TRUTH APPROXIMATION BY EMPIRICAL AND NONEMPIRICAL MEANS......Page 316
Constructive Realism and Scientific Progress......Page 318
Beauty, a Road to the Truth?......Page 342
Truthlikeness with a Human Face: On Some Connections between the Theory of Verisimilitude and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge......Page 362
TRUTHLIKENESS AND UPDATING......Page 374
Updating Theories......Page 376
A Note on Modeling Theories......Page 404
REFINED TRUTH APPROXIMATION......Page 430
Geometry of Logic and Truth Approximation......Page 432
For Better, for Worse: Comparative Orderings on States and Theories......Page 460
REALISM AND METAPHORS......Page 494
Metaphor and Metaphysical Realism......Page 496
On the Relations between (Neo-Classical) Philosophy of Science and Logic......Page 512
Bibliography of Theo A.F. Kuipers......Page 528
D......Page 538
H......Page 539
M......Page 540
S......Page 541
Z......Page 542
