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Technology and Goodman's Paradox

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Ingemar Nordin
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Abstract

Goodman's paradox gives rise to a cluster of problems, problems that are in need of different answers. I will discuss some variants of the grue hypothesis applied to the technological context. One conclusion in this paper is that there is room for rational decisions, and that solutions to the paradoxes in technology can be found in the practical choice situation.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 345 - 354
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association

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