HPASS: “Truth, Approximate Truth, and the Pessimistic Meta-Induction” – Foad Dizadji-Bahmani, Cal State LA
Dodd 247 390 Portola Plaza, Los AngelesDecember 4, 2024 | 5:00PM – 7:00PM Dodd Hall 247 & Zoom RSVP HERE Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in Dodd Hall 247 for a talk by Foad Dizadji-Bahmani, Cal State LA, as part of the History, Philosophy, and Science of Science (HPASS) speaker series. Truth, Approximate Truth, and the Pessimistic Meta-Induction The scientific realism debate is a longstanding one in the philosophy of science. One of the most important arguments in the anti-realist’s armory is the Pessimistic Meta-Induction (PMI). As is well known, PMI purportedly shows that the history of science undermines realism. PMI...