{"product_id":"9781402006302","title":"Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOrigins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMeheus, Joke\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent of paraconsistent logics, the shift in attention from finished theories to construction processes, and the recognition that most scientific theories were at some point either internally inconsistent or incompatible with other accepted findings. The new interest gave rise to important questions. How is `logical anarchy' avoided? Is it ever rational to accept an inconsistent theory? In what sense, if any, can inconsistent theories be considered as true? \u003cbr\u003eThe present collection of papers is the first to deal with this kind of questions. It contains case studies as well as philosophical analyses, and presents an excellent overview of the different approaches in the domain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2002-05-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781402006302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-0085-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 223\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50148423499916,"sku":"9781402006302","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402006302.jpg?v=1779564606","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781402006302","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}