Gijsbers, Victor (2015) Can Probabilistic Coherence be a Measure of Understanding? THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 30 (1). pp. 53-71. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
Coherence is a measure of how much our beliefs hang together. Understanding is achieved when we see that something is not just a brute, isolated fact. This suggests that it might be possible to use the extant probabilistic measures of coherence to formulate a measure of understanding. We attempt to do so, but it turns out that a coherence theory runs into trouble with the asymmetry of understanding. We identify four difficulties and show how they have been solved by a unification approach to explanation. We also identify four advantages of the coherence approach, and assess the possibilities of reconciling the strengths of the two approaches.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | coherence; understanding; explanation; unification; asymmetry | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2016 01:58 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2016 01:58 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12133 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/v... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.11733 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics |
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| Date: | January 2015 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 53-71 | ||||||
| Volume: | 30 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12133 |
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