Epistemic instrumentalism,exceeding our grasp |
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Authors: | Arthur Fine |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
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Abstract: | In the concluding chapter of Exceeding our Grasp Kyle Stanford outlines a positive response to the central issue raised brilliantly by his book, the problem of unconceived alternatives. This response, called "epistemic instrumentalism", relies on a distinction between instrumental and literal belief. We examine this distinction and with it the viability of Stanford's instrumentalism, which may well be another case of exceeding our grasp. |
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Keywords: | Antirealism Eliminative inference Instrumentalism Pessimistic induction Realism |
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