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HIGH-FIDELITY METAPHYSICS: IDEOLOGICAL PARSIMONY IN THEORY CHOICE BY PETER FINOCCHIARO Abstract: Many metaphysicians utilize the virtue-driven methodology. According to this methodology, one theory is more worthy of endorsement than another insofar as it is more virtuous.
- Peter W Finocchiaro
I distinguish between a theory's truth and its fidelity (‘joint‐carvingness’) and the corresponding epistemic and fidelic virtues. I argue that ideological parsimony is not an epistemic virtue but is a fidelic virtue.
- Peter Finocchiaro
Mar 1, 2021 · Home. Philosophy. Metaphysics. Article PDF Available. High‐Fidelity Metaphysics: Ideological Parsimony in Theory Choice. March 2021. DOI: 10.1111/papq.12349. Authors: Peter Finocchiaro....
High-fidelity experiments, I propose, are those that can provide strong evidence against the presence of virtue in test subjects, merely through the observation of a single behavior that is contrary to a virtue. Low-fidelity experiments do not provide disconfirming evidence in this way.
High-Fidelity Metaphysics. Peter Finocchiaro. December 16, 2019. Abstract. When metaphysicians debate which among rival theories is most worthy of endorsement, they often utilize the virtue-driven methodology.
High-Fidelity Metaphysics. P. Finocchiaro. Published 2019. Philosophy. When metaphysicians debate which among rival theories is most worthy of endorsement, they often utilize the virtue-driven methodology.
Apr 5, 2017 · Put simply, fidelity refers to the extent to which a given aesthetic object—traditionally, in adaptation studies, a film—reflects a faithful understanding of its source—traditionally, a literary text, especially a novel, play, or short story.
