Inquiry
The abstract structure of inquiry - the process of acquiring and changing beliefs about the world - is the focus of this book which takes the position that the "pragmatic" rather than the "linguistic" approach better solves the philosophical problems about the nature of mental representation, and better accounts for the phenomena of thought and speech. It discusses propositions and propositional attitudes (the cluster of activities that constitute inquiry) in general and takes up the way beliefs change in response to potential new information, suggesting that conditional propositions should be understood as projections of epistemic policies onto the world.
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A Bradford Book.
Inquiry
The abstract structure of inquiry - the process of acquiring and changing beliefs about the world - is the focus of this book which takes the position that the "pragmatic" rather than the "linguistic" approach better solves the philosophical problems about the nature of mental representation, and better accounts for the phenomena of thought and speech. It discusses propositions and propositional attitudes (the cluster of activities that constitute inquiry) in general and takes up the way beliefs change in response to potential new information, suggesting that conditional propositions should be understood as projections of epistemic policies onto the world.
A Bradford Book.
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ISBN-13: | 9780262691130 |
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Publisher: | MIT Press |
Publication date: | 03/13/1987 |
Series: | A Bradford Book |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 187 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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