A collection of Isaac Levi's philosophical papers, with an introduction.
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Professor Levi has developed an interrelated set of views, in the tradition of Peirce and Dewey, on epistemology and the philosophy of science and social science. His most important essays are assembled here, with an introduction setting out their main themes and connections.
Preface; Part I. Cognitive Decision Making: 1. Must the scientist make value judgements?; 2. On the seriousness of mistakes; 3. Corroboration and rules of acceptance; 4. Deductive cogency in inductive inference; 5. Information and inference; 6. Epistemic utility and the evaluation of experiments; 7. Abduction and demands for information; Part II. Knowledge and Ignorance: 8. Truth, fallibility and the growth of knowledge; 9. Four types of ignorance; 10. Escape from boredom: edification according to Rorty; 11. Serious possibility; Part III: Chance and Surprise: 12. Subjectives, dispositions and chances; 13. Direct inference; 14. Potential surprise: its role in inference and decision making; Part IV. Decision Making: 15. Newcomb's many problems; 16. Conflict and social agency; 17. Liberty and welfare; Bibliography of Isaac Levi; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects.
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