Search for dissertations about: "Briskman"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word Briskman.

  2. 1. Rationality in inquiry : on the revisability of cognitive standards

    Author : Jonas Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; rationality; fallibilism; revisability; ultimate justification; relativism; bootstrap rationality; cognitive goals; Laudan; Briskman; Worrall; Hauptli; Apel; Theoretical philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi;

    Abstract : The topic of this study is to what extent standards of rational inquiry can be rationally criticized and revised. It is argued that it is rational to treat all such standards as open to criticism and revision.Arguments to the effect that we are fallible with regard to all standards of rational inquiry are presented. READ MORE