Bird, Alexander (2019) The aim of belief and the aim of science. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 34 (2). pp. 171-193. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
I argue that the aim of belief and the aim of science are both knowledge. The ‘aim of belief’ is to be identified with the product of a properly functioning cognitive system. Science is an institution that is the social, functional analogue of a cognitive system, and its aim is the same as that of belief. In both cases it is knowledge rather than true belief that is the product of proper functioning.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | aim of belief; aim of science; functionalism; scientific progress. | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Theory Change |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2019 23:43 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2019 23:43 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 16482 | ||||||
| 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: | https://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.19351 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Theory Change |
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| Date: | May 2019 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 171-193 | ||||||
| Volume: | 34 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16482 |
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