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Research paper thumbnail of A Bayesian Networks Analysis of the Duhem-Quine Thesis

Research paper thumbnail of Self-Referential Beliefs and a (Bigger) Problem for Probabilism

The thesis that one's beliefs ought not conflict with the rules of probability, also known as pro... more The thesis that one's beliefs ought not conflict with the rules of probability, also known as probabilism, is under pressure from potential counter-examples concerning self-referential statements of belief. In the following essay I will increase this pressure by constructing a novel example of self-referential statements with the following properties: Not only is an agent

Research paper thumbnail of A Proof in Hilbert Calculus of ~~A --> A

Research paper thumbnail of The Process-Product Distinction and the Normative Implications of Logic

A mathematician's work is mostly a tangle of guesswork, analogy, wishful thinking and frustration... more A mathematician's work is mostly a tangle of guesswork, analogy, wishful thinking and frustration, and proof, far from being the core of discovery, is more often than not a way of making sure that our minds are not playing tricks."

Research paper thumbnail of A Bayesian Networks Analysis of the Duhem-Quine Thesis

Research paper thumbnail of Self-Referential Beliefs and a (Bigger) Problem for Probabilism

The thesis that one's beliefs ought not conflict with the rules of probability, also known as pro... more The thesis that one's beliefs ought not conflict with the rules of probability, also known as probabilism, is under pressure from potential counter-examples concerning self-referential statements of belief. In the following essay I will increase this pressure by constructing a novel example of self-referential statements with the following properties: Not only is an agent

Research paper thumbnail of A Proof in Hilbert Calculus of ~~A --> A

Research paper thumbnail of The Process-Product Distinction and the Normative Implications of Logic

A mathematician's work is mostly a tangle of guesswork, analogy, wishful thinking and frustration... more A mathematician's work is mostly a tangle of guesswork, analogy, wishful thinking and frustration, and proof, far from being the core of discovery, is more often than not a way of making sure that our minds are not playing tricks."

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