Reliability Trumps Truth

This paper argues that reliability is a better desideratum for scientific claims than is truth as soon as we focus on ‘helping to change the world (for the better)’ as a central aim of science.

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Main Author: Nancy Cartwright
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Institute of Philosophy SAS, v.v.i. 2024-12-01
Series:Filozofia
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Online Access:https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/filozofia/article/view/3650
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