• DOI:10.1007/s11229-010-9860-x
Corpus ID: 478124

Epistemic values and the value of learning

@article{Myrvold2010EpistemicVA,
  title={Epistemic values and the value of learning},
  author={Wayne C. Myrvold},
  journal={Synthese},
  year={2010},
  volume={187},
  pages={547-568}
}

Wayne C. Myrvold

Published 2010

Mathematics, Computer Science

Synthese

In addition to purely practical values, there are cognitive values which figure in scientific deliberations. One way of introducing cognitive values is to consider the cognitive value that accrues to the act of accepting a hypothesis. Although such values may have a role to play in the matter of theory acceptance, this does not exhaust their significance in scientific decision-making. This paper makes a plea for the consideration of epistemic value—cognitive value that attaches to a state of… CONTINUE READING

View on Springer

philsci-archive.pitt.edu

Save to Library

Create Alert

Cite

Launch Research Feed