The Bain of Two Truths

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A common view among methodologists is that truth and convergence are related in such a way that scientific theories in their historical order of appearance contribute to the convergence to an ultimate ideal theory. It is not a fact that science develops accordingly but rather a hypothetical thought experiment to explain why science develops at all. Here, a simple formal model is presented for scrutinizing the relations between two truths and convergence
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Present Situation in the Philosophy of Science
EditorsFredrich Stadler
Number of pages11
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2010
Pages99-110
ISBN (Print)9789048191154
Publication statusPublished - 2010
SeriesThe philosophy of science in a European perspective
Volume1

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