Search for dissertations about: "formal coherence theory"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words formal coherence theory.

2. 1. Coherence and Reliability: Studies in Bayesian Epistemology

   Author : Stefan Schubert; Teoretisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; coherence; Bayesian epistemology; reliability; higher order beliefs; reliability-conduciveness; truth-conduciveness; formal coherence theory; witness scenarios;

   Abstract : In this thesis the connection between coherence and reliability is investigated. The question may be phrased as follows: does the fact that a set of testimonies is coherent imply that the witnesses who have reported these testimonies are reliable? The same question may also be expressed in terms of beliefs: does the fact that a set of beliefs is coherent imply that the beliefs were reliably produced? Traditionally, coherence theorists have thought that coherence is connected to truth, but in this dissertation the thesis is that it is rather connected to reliability. READ MORE

4. 2. Goal-Setting and the Logic of Transport Policy Decisions

   Author : Holger Rosencrantz; Sven Ove Hansson; Vincent Hendricks; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; goals; transport policy; road safety; coherence; action logic; deontic logic; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Abstract : The thesis aims at developing approaches to transport policy decisions, based on suggestions and ideas originating from moral philosophy and philosophical decision theory.Paper I analyzes the Swedish transport policy goals, and the problem of combining policygoals with welfare economics. READ MORE