Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Enlightening Falsehoods
Soazig LeBihan, CPS Visiting Fellow
Department of Philosophy, University of Montana
12:05 pm, 817R Cathedral of Learning

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Abstract: Under a common view, the truth of scientific explanations is what is conducive of genuine scientific understanding, and hence of substantial epistemic value. Under such a view, the epistemic value of false theories is seriously restricted. I intend to articulate a notion of understanding that false scientific theories can afford, such that such theories retain substantial epistemic value.