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Putting Expectations In Order, Alan Richard Baker
Putting Expectations In Order, Alan Richard Baker
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In their paper, “Vexing Expectations,” Nover and Hájek (2004) present an allegedly paradoxical betting scenario which they call the Pasadena Game (PG). They argue that the silence of standard decision theory concerning the value of playing PG poses a serious problem. This paper provides a threefold response. First, I argue that the real problem is not that decision theory is “silent” concerning PG, but that it delivers multiple conflicting verdicts. Second, I offer a diagnosis of the problem based on the insight that standard decision theory is, rightly, sensitive to order. Third, I describe a new betting scenario—the Alternating St. …
Há Alternativas Ao Uso Dos Transgênicos?, Hugh Lacey
Há Alternativas Ao Uso Dos Transgênicos?, Hugh Lacey
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Whether or not there are alternatives to using transgenics, that would be able to satisfy the world's food and nutrition needs, remains open to further scientific investigation. The necessity for using transgenics is not currently well based on available scientific knowledge, in part because the achievements and potential of agroecology have received insufficient scientific attention.
A existência ou não de alternativa ao uso de transgênicos capaz de satisfazer a demanda mundial por alimento e nutrientes é uma questão que permanece aberta à investigação científica. A importância dos transgênicos ainda não está bem fundamentada no conhecimento científico disponível, em parte porque …
On The Aims And Responsibilities Of Science, Hugh Lacey
On The Aims And Responsibilities Of Science, Hugh Lacey
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Review Of "Reason's Grief: An Essay On Tragedy And Value" By G. W. Harris, Richard Thomas Eldridge
Review Of "Reason's Grief: An Essay On Tragedy And Value" By G. W. Harris, Richard Thomas Eldridge
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Hegel On Music, Richard Thomas Eldridge
Hegel On Music, Richard Thomas Eldridge
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Complex Thinking: The Emergence Of Everything?, Alan Richard Baker
Complex Thinking: The Emergence Of Everything?, Alan Richard Baker
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From Epistemology To Aesthetics, Richard Thomas Eldridge
From Epistemology To Aesthetics, Richard Thomas Eldridge
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Is There A Problem Of Induction For Mathematics?, Alan Richard Baker
Is There A Problem Of Induction For Mathematics?, Alan Richard Baker
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Science And Human Well-Being: Toward A New Way Of Structuring Scientific Activity, Hugh Lacey
Science And Human Well-Being: Toward A New Way Of Structuring Scientific Activity, Hugh Lacey
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Explanatory Critique, Hugh Lacey
Philosophy Of Religion, Hugh Lacey, D. V. Porpora
Philosophy Of Religion, Hugh Lacey, D. V. Porpora
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The Ends Of Narrative, Richard Thomas Eldridge
The Ends Of Narrative, Richard Thomas Eldridge
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We can begin to approach what might be called the peculiarity of literature as a form of cognitive practice by comparing how literary works end with how other pieces of intellectual work end. A proof in mathematics ends by reaching its final line, where each line that is not an axiom is generated in explicit accord with a rule of inference that in principle anyone might follow. Reports of experimental results generated in a lab specify procedures that were followed in setting up equipment and carrying out tests. While they often also offer conjectural interpretations of results and suggestions for …