The Role of Understanding in Accepting Scientific Theories

The acceptance criterion of a scientific theory must be guided on its Understanding. That is so because the acceptance conception of scientific theories based on the expression of epistemic values is not possible, given the incommensurability issue. To solve this matter we must consider the epistemi...

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spelling oai:periodicos.ufrn.br:article-170202019-10-11T19:01:20Z The Role of Understanding in Accepting Scientific Theories O Papel do Entendimento na Aceitação de Teorias Científicas Brito, Breno Pascal de Lacerda Epistemic Virtue Epistemic Agent Truth Propositional Non-Propositional Virtude Epistêmica Agente Epistêmico Verdade Propositivo Não-Propositivo The acceptance criterion of a scientific theory must be guided on its Understanding. That is so because the acceptance conception of scientific theories based on the expression of epistemic values is not possible, given the incommensurability issue. To solve this matter we must consider the epistemic agent competences and how these sustain its acceptance. In analyzing the choosing process of scientific theories, one must conclude that it is not associated with the mere belief formation on its empirical adequation. Thus being a process not bound to the truth, but associated with the best explanation, therefore generating the best Understanding, which is logically and conceptually, necessary aspect on acceptance of a given cognitive state consequent of an Explanation. Since the Understanding is a characteristic of a virtuous agent, we must believe that the chosen theory would be a result of the ability of a virtuous agent, and therefore a reliable theory. O critério de aceitação de uma teoria científica deve ser pautado no Entendimento da mesma. Isso porque a concepção de aceitação de teorias científicas com base na expressão dos valores epistêmicos não é possível, dado o problema da incomensurabilidade. Para resolver essa questão devemos considerar as competências de um agente epistêmico e como as mesmas sustentam sua aceitação. Ao analisar o processos de escolha de teorias científica, se pode concluir que o mesmo não está associado a mera formação de crenças em sua adequação empírica. Sendo um processo não vinculado com a verdade, e sim associado com a melhor explicação, consequentemente gerando melhor Entendimento, o qual é, logicamente e conceitualmente, quesito necessário para Aceitação de dado estado cognitivo consequente de uma Explicação. Como o Entendimento é uma característica de um agente virtuoso, podemos crer que a teoria escolhida seria resultado da habilidade de um agente virtuoso, e consequentemente uma teoria confiável. EDUFRN 2019-09-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Avaliado pelos pares application/pdf https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/17020 Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN); v. 26 n. 51 (2019): Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN); 225-234 1983-2109 0104-8694 10.21680/1983-2109.2019v26n51 por https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/17020/12119 Copyright (c) 2019 Breno Pascal de Lacerda Brito
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The Role of Understanding in Accepting Scientific Theories
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description The acceptance criterion of a scientific theory must be guided on its Understanding. That is so because the acceptance conception of scientific theories based on the expression of epistemic values is not possible, given the incommensurability issue. To solve this matter we must consider the epistemic agent competences and how these sustain its acceptance. In analyzing the choosing process of scientific theories, one must conclude that it is not associated with the mere belief formation on its empirical adequation. Thus being a process not bound to the truth, but associated with the best explanation, therefore generating the best Understanding, which is logically and conceptually, necessary aspect on acceptance of a given cognitive state consequent of an Explanation. Since the Understanding is a characteristic of a virtuous agent, we must believe that the chosen theory would be a result of the ability of a virtuous agent, and therefore a reliable theory.
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