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In this paper, I show how a theory’s overall virtue is shaped by its ideological parsimony -- parsimony with respect to the terminology employed in stating the theory. I distinguish between a theory’s truth and its fidelity ('joint-carvingness') and the corresponding epistemic and fidelic virtues.
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.
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High‐Fidelity Metaphysics: Ideological Parsimony in Theory Choice. Peter Finocchiaro. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 102 (4):613-632 (2021) Copy BIBTEX. 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.
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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.
Jul 7, 2020 · This paper’s conceptual treatment documents a recent tendency in the literature to abandon the traditional definition of an important social construct: power. Naturally, such flexibility or looseness of conceptualization contains detrimental implications for operationalization and theory.
High-fidelity experiments would be those one-off experiments where an agent’s behavior provides strong evidence against the possession of a virtue, whereas low-fidelity experiments would be those in which this was not the case.
