Heuristic Reasoning
How can we advance knowledge? Which methods do we need in order to make new discoveries? How can we rationally evaluate, reconstruct and offer discoveries as a means of improving the ‘method’ of discovery itself? And how can we use findings about scientific discovery to boost funding policies, thus...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Series: | Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09159-4 |
Table of Contents:
- Reasoning at the frontier of knowledge: Introductory essay
- Why should the logic of discovery be revived? A reappraisal
- Are Heuristics Knowledge-Enhancing?Abduction, Models, and Fictions in Science
- Heuristic Appraisal at the Frontier of Research
- Why do Scientific Revolutions begin?
- Withstanding Tensions: Scientific Disagreement and Epistemic Tolerance
- Heuristics as Methods: Validity, Reliability and Velocity
- Dynamic generation of hypotheses: Mandelbrot, Soros and Far-From-Equilibrium.