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Mar 1, 2021 · DOI: 10.1111/papq.12349. Authors: Peter Finocchiaro. Wuhan University. Citations (5) References (37) Abstract. Many metaphysicians utilize the virtue‐driven methodology. According to this...
- Peter Finocchiaro
A theory with a high degree of fidelity -- a fidelic theory -- has an ideology that accurately matches the objective features of the world. To use the popular metaphor, a theory with a high degree of fidelity 'carves nature at its joints'.
- Peter W 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.
The first is to clarify the meaning and uses of the concept of cultural fidelity and to evaluate their explanatory import. I argue that cultural evolutionists use several fidelity concepts (episodic, propensity, and generalized fidelity), concepts that I will define and clarify.
- Mathieu Charbonneau
- 2020
Jan 1, 2018 · In analogy to genetic inheritance, the high-fidelity of human cultural transmission would act as a safeguard against the transformation and loss of cultural information, thus ensuring both...
- Mathieu Charbonneau
This book is an accessible introduction to the central themes of contemporary metaphysics. It carefully considers accounts of causation, freedom and determinism, laws of nature, personal identity, mental states, time, material objects, and properties, while inviting students to reflect on metaphysical problems.
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.
