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The paradox of predictivism / Eric Christian Barnes.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 2011.Description: x, 265 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781107405165
- 501 BAR
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Summary: In The Paradox of Predictivism, Eric Barnes contends that the successful prediction of evidence serves as a testament to the overall credibility of the predictor, unlike evidence that is used to support a theory. He illustrates his argument with a significant example from nineteenth-century chemistry: Mendeleev's Periodic Law and its successful predictions of the existence of various elements.
CHAPTER 1 The paradox of predictivism; CHAPTER 2 Epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 3 Predictivism and the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 4 Miracle arguments and the demise of strong predictivism; CHAPTER 5 The predicting community; CHAPTER 6 Back to epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 7 Postlude on old evidence; CHAPTER 8 A paradox resolved.
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor | 501 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 311803 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CHAPTER 1 The paradox of predictivism; CHAPTER 2 Epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 3 Predictivism and the Periodic Table of the Elements; CHAPTER 4 Miracle arguments and the demise of strong predictivism; CHAPTER 5 The predicting community; CHAPTER 6 Back to epistemic pluralism; CHAPTER 7 Postlude on old evidence; CHAPTER 8 A paradox resolved.
In The Paradox of Predictivism, Eric Barnes contends that the successful prediction of evidence serves as a testament to the overall credibility of the predictor, unlike evidence that is used to support a theory. He illustrates his argument with a significant example from nineteenth-century chemistry: Mendeleev's Periodic Law and its successful predictions of the existence of various elements.