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Kilka uwag o problemie demarkacji ze stanowiska informacjonizmu
A Few Remarks on Demarcation Problem from the Perspective of Informationism

Author(s): Bartosz Gorzula
Subject(s): Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language, Theory of Communication
Published by: Copernicus Center Press
Keywords: demarcation problem; pseudoscience; informationism; falsificationism; confirmationism; abduction; epistemology of information; explanatory power; semantic information;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a different perspective on the problem of demarcation. It presents the results achieved by J. Hintikka and the Finnish school of the philosophy of science. However, the origins of this approach can be traced to the work of R. Carnap and Y. Bar-Hillel. The controversy over confirmationism and falsificationism is based on false assumptions. We need both probability and informative content. Our theories must have a connection with reality (high probability) and reflect its deep structure (information). Expected informational content allows us to define a “negative” demarcation criterion between science and pseudoscience.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 107-130
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish