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Farsian K. Inconsistency in Science; an Argument for the Possibility of the Paraconsistent Philosophy of Science. jpt 2022; 2 (3) :269-282
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Deptartment of Philosophy and Logic, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , kasrafarsian@gmail.com
Abstract: (1886 Views)
According to some important philosophers of science, such as Popper, Hempel and Tarski, consistency is a necessary condition of establishing any scientific theory. They hold that all inconsistent scientific theories are uninformative, meaningless or deficient. In this paper I will first argue against their clams, then I consider some inconsistencies which happened at the heart of some well-accepted scientific theories (Empirical or Non-Empirical), and by this I will try to open the door for the possibility of the paraconsistent philosophy of science.
Keywords: Paraconsistency, Philosophy of Science, Contradiction in Science, Paraconsistent Logics, Graham Priest
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Philosophy of Science (Analytical)
Received: 2022/05/18 | Accepted: 2022/08/24 | Published: 2022/09/19
Received: 2022/05/18 | Accepted: 2022/08/24 | Published: 2022/09/19
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