William L Harper
Biographic Data
| ID | 1121943 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William L Harper |
| GIVEN NAMES | William L |
| FAMILY NAME | Harper |
| SIGNATURE | HARPER W L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Howard Stein on sophisticated practice of philosophers/scientists
Do the EPR correlations pose a problem for causal decision theory
Model Selection, Simplicity, and Scientific Inference
The Akaike Information Criterion can be a valuable tool of scientific inference. This statistic, or any other statistical method for that matter, cannot, however, be the whole of scientific methodology. In this paper some of the limitations of Akaikean statistical methods are discussed. It is argued that the full import of empirical evidence is realized only by adopting a richer ideal of empirical success than predictive accuracy, and that the ab…
Michael Friedman on Kant and Newton
La section 1 introduit l'idée de Kant selon laquelle des principes purement empiriques ne seraient pas appropriés pour la certitude apodictique que les physicians mathématiciens, comme Newton, souhaitaient atteindre avec leurs lois de la nature. Elle introduit aussi un corollaire aux lois du mouvement de Newton qui est central à la discussion par Michael Friedman de l'entreprise kantienne d'examiner les principes postulés par Newton du point de v…
Kant on Causality, Freedom, and Objectivity
Kant on Causality, Freedom, and Objectivity was first published in 1984. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Kant's account of causation is central to his views on objective truth and freedom. The Second Analogy of Experience, in the Critique of Pure Reason,where he provides his defense of the …
Ifs
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Ifs. Edited by William L. Harper, R. Stalnaker and G. Pearce. (Reidel, 1981. Pp. 345.) Jonathan Dancy Jonathan Dancy University of Keele Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 130, January 1983, Pages 96–98, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219212 Published: 01 January 1983
Ifs
Rational belief change, popper functions and counterfactuals
Philosophical Perspectives
The Jones Case
Model Selection, Simplicity, and Scientific Inference
The Akaike Information Criterion can be a valuable tool of scientific inference. This statistic, or any other statistical method for that matter, cannot, however, be the whole of scientific methodology. In this paper some of the limitations of Akaikean statistical methods are discussed. It is argued that the full import of empirical evidence is realized only by adopting a richer ideal of empirical success than predictive accuracy, and that the ab…
The Jones Case
Rational belief change, popper functions and counterfactuals
Philosophical Perspectives
The Jones Case
Philosophical Perspectives
Rational belief change, popper functions and counterfactuals
Ifs
Ifs
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Ifs. Edited by William L. Harper, R. Stalnaker and G. Pearce. (Reidel, 1981. Pp. 345.) Jonathan Dancy Jonathan Dancy University of Keele Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 33, Issue 130, January 1983, Pages 96–98, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219212 Published: 01 January 1983
Kant on Causality, Freedom, and Objectivity
Kant on Causality, Freedom, and Objectivity was first published in 1984. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Kant's account of causation is central to his views on objective truth and freedom. The Second Analogy of Experience, in the Critique of Pure Reason,where he provides his defense of the …
Michael Friedman on Kant and Newton
La section 1 introduit l'idée de Kant selon laquelle des principes purement empiriques ne seraient pas appropriés pour la certitude apodictique que les physicians mathématiciens, comme Newton, souhaitaient atteindre avec leurs lois de la nature. Elle introduit aussi un corollaire aux lois du mouvement de Newton qui est central à la discussion par Michael Friedman de l'entreprise kantienne d'examiner les principes postulés par Newton du point de v…
Model Selection, Simplicity, and Scientific Inference
The Akaike Information Criterion can be a valuable tool of scientific inference. This statistic, or any other statistical method for that matter, cannot, however, be the whole of scientific methodology. In this paper some of the limitations of Akaikean statistical methods are discussed. It is argued that the full import of empirical evidence is realized only by adopting a richer ideal of empirical success than predictive accuracy, and that the ab…
Do the EPR correlations pose a problem for causal decision theory
Howard Stein on sophisticated practice of philosophers/scientists
Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (5 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (4 works) · Philosophy of science (3 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works)