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Inconsistency in Science

Inconsistency in Science

Meheus, Joke

Paperback

Series: Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity, Book 2

General World HistoryHistory & Philosophy of ScienceLogic

ISBN10: 9048160235
ISBN13: 9789048160235
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Dec 7 2010
Pages: 223
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent of paraconsistent logics, the shift in attention from finished theories to construction processes, and the recognition that most scientific theories were at some point either internally inconsistent or incompatible with other accepted findings. The new interest gave rise to important questions. How is logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? In what sense, if any, can inconsistent theories be considered as true?

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