Belief Revision meets Philosophy of Science

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Olsson, Erik J. (Editor), Enqvist, Sebastian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science ; 21
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Logic.; Philosophy and science.; Philosophy of Science.

Belief revision theory and philosophy of science both aspire to shed light on the dynamics of knowledge – on how our view of the world changes (typically) in the light of new evidence. Yet these two areas of research have long seemed strangely detached from each other, as witnessed by the small numb...