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State Of The Field: Why Novel Prediction Matters, P.D. Magnus, Heather Douglas
State Of The Field: Why Novel Prediction Matters, P.D. Magnus, Heather Douglas
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It has become commonplace to say that novel predictive success is not epistemically special. Its value over accommodation, if it has any, is taken to be superficial or derivative. We argue that the value of predictive success is indeed instrumental. Nevertheless, it is a powerful instrument that provides significant epistemic assurances at many different levels. Even though these assurances are in principle dispensable, real science is rarely (if ever) in the position to confidently obtain them in other ways. So we argue for a pluralist instrumental predictivism: novel predictive success is important for inferences from data to phenomena, from phenomena …
What Scientists Know Is Not A Function Of What Scientists Know, P.D. Magnus
What Scientists Know Is Not A Function Of What Scientists Know, P.D. Magnus
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There are two senses of ‘what scientists know’: An individual sense (the separate opinions of individual scientists) and a collective sense (the state of the discipline). The latter is what matters for policy and planning, but it is not something that can be directly observed or reported. A function can be defined to map individual judgments onto an aggregate judgment. I argue that such a function cannot effectively capture community opinion, especially in cases that matter to us.
Judging Covers, P.D. Magnus, Cristyn Magnus, Christy Mag Uidhir
Judging Covers, P.D. Magnus, Cristyn Magnus, Christy Mag Uidhir
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Cover versions form a loose but identifiable category of tracks and performances. We distinguish four kinds of covers and argue that they mark important differences in the modes of evaluation which are possible or appropriate for each: mimic covers, which aim merely to echo the canonical track; rendition covers, which change the sound of the canonical track; transformative covers, which diverge so much as to instantiate a distinct, albeit derivative song; and referential covers, which not only instantiate a distinct song, but for which the new song is in part about the original song. In order to allow for the …
Primacy And Ecclesiology: The State Of The Question, John Panteleimon Manoussakis
Primacy And Ecclesiology: The State Of The Question, John Panteleimon Manoussakis
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This paper addresses the question of whether the Orthodox Church needs a primus, especially at the universal level.
Physis And Ktsis: Two Different Ways Of Thinking Of The World, John Panteleimon Manoussakis
Physis And Ktsis: Two Different Ways Of Thinking Of The World, John Panteleimon Manoussakis
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The purpose of this paper is to offer some thoughts on a statement by Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon, a pioneer in environmental theology.
Of Termites And Men: On The Ontology Of Collective Individuals, Brian G. Henning
Of Termites And Men: On The Ontology Of Collective Individuals, Brian G. Henning
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From Up In The Air To The Roots Of Pandora’S Tree Of Souls: Hossein Nasr’S Islamic Traditionalism And The Hope For Western Futures Grounded In The Sacredness Of The Earth, Daniel O'Dea Bradley
From Up In The Air To The Roots Of Pandora’S Tree Of Souls: Hossein Nasr’S Islamic Traditionalism And The Hope For Western Futures Grounded In The Sacredness Of The Earth, Daniel O'Dea Bradley
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No abstract provided.