Underdetermination and Theoretical Virtues

This Element advances a novel view - the Epistemic Labour View - about the role, limits, and potential of the theoretical virtues as the arbiters of various versions of underdetermination. A central focus is to go beyond the often abstract discussions in this area and to show how the theoretical virtues can illuminate and resolve issues surrounding actual cases of underdetermination found in scientific practice. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Underdetermination; 2. Underdetermination arguments and theoretical virtues; 3. The epistemic labour view of theoretical virtues; 4. Theoretical virtues and underdetermination; References.

Product details

• Authors: Dana Tulodziecki, Dana (Purdue University) Tulodziecki
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009547833
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0954783-3
• No. of pages: 84
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Science: general issues, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Scientific research, Research methods: general