The Epistemic Priority of Science  

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Wijaya, Irianto

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Melintas: An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion vol. 24 no. 03 (Dec. 2008), page 333-348.
Topik: Epistemic hierarchy; Utility: expected-achieved; Reliability: weak-strong sense; Probability of truth
Fulltext: 24_03_Irianto Wijaya.pdf (166.01KB)

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To clearly grasp the importance of science, we need to start acknowledging the value of knowledge as constituted by two criteria: its utility and its reliability. However, there are questions concerning the interpretation of both notions. Fortunately, the problem is solvable. The meaning of utility becomes clear when we distinguish between two possible forms of utility: expected and achieved utilities. The meaning of reliability becomes clear when we recognize which form of reliability is the one that is truly achievable.

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