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PSA Epistemology and Methodology of Science Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association
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EPSA Epistemology and Methodology of Science
Mauricio Suárez
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Mauro Dorato
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Miklós Rédei
Editors
EPSA Epistemology and Methodology of Science Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association
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Editors Prof. Mauricio Suárez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Fac. Filosofía Depto. Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia 28040 Madrid Planta Sótano, Edificio B Spain [email protected]
Mauro Dorato Via Ostiense 234 00144 Rome Italy [email protected] Miklós Rédei Houghton Street WC2 2AE London United Kingdom
ISBN 978-90-481-3262-1 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3263-8 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3263-8 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009941460 c °Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: Boekhorst Design b.v. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ix 1
Naturalism and the Scientific Status of the Social Sciences . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Andler
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Reconsidering Gilbert’s Account of Social Norms . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 13 Caroline M. Baumann
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Theories for Use: On the Bearing of Basic Science on Practical Problems .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 23 Martin Carrier
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Structural Realism as a Form of Humility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Angelo Cei
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Approaching the Truth via Belief Change in Propositional Languages . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 47 Gustavo Cevolani and Francesco Calandra
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Can Graphical Causal Inference Be Extended to Nonlinear Settings? .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 63 Nadine Chlaß and Alessio Moneta
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Towards a Grammar of Bayesian Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 73 Vincenzo Crupi, Roberto Festa, and Carlo Buttasi
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Epistemic Accuracy and Subjective Probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 95 Marcello D’Agostino and Corrado Sinigaglia
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Interpretation in the Natural Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .107 Jan Faye
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