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Inquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery
Contributor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko (Author)
ISBN: 9048151392     ISBN-13: 9789048151394
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $208.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Philosophy | Epistemology
- Philosophy | Logic
Dewey: 507.2
Series: Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.94 lbs) 290 pages
 
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Is a genuine logic of scientific discovery possible? In the essays collected here, Hintikka not only defends an affirmative answer; he also outlines such a logic. It is the logic of questions and answers. Thus inquiry in the sense of knowledge-seeking becomes inquiry in the sense of interrogation. Using this new logic, Hintikka establishes a result that will undoubtedly be considered the fundamental theorem of all epistemology, viz., the virtual identity of optimal strategies of pure discovery with optimal deductive strategies. Questions to Nature, of course, must include observations and experiments. Hintikka shows, in fact, how the logic of experimental inquiry can be understood from the interrogative vantage point. Other important topics examined include induction (in a forgotten sense that has nevertheless played a role in science), explanation, the incommensurability of theories, theory-ladenness of observations, and identifiability.