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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.
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....
- Peter Finocchiaro
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.
Mar 7, 2019 · This is a highly usable and economical introduction to philosophy textbook. It covers the definition, branches and application of philosophy as well as the major theories and issues of epistemology, metaphysics and ethics in the history of Western philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to Rawlsian theories of justice and Chalmers’ contributions ...
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.
- Matthew F Wilson
Jul 7, 2020 · Outstanding in the richness of its analyses and in its application of Marcel's "concrete approach" to philosophical problems, Creative Fidelity not only deals with the perennial Marcellian themes of faith, fidelity, belief, incarnate being, and participation, but includes chapters on religious tolerance and orthodoxy and an important critical ...
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