Simplicity as evidence of truth / by Richard Swinburne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swinburne, Richard.

Series:

Aquinas lecture ; 1997.

The Aquinas lecture ; 1997

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explanation.

Simplicity (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee : Marquette University Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Intro

Prefatory

I. The Structure of Explanation

II. Explanation and Prediction

III. The Best Explanation

IV. The Nature of Simplicity

V. The Role of Background Knowledge

VI. Attempts to Explain Simplicity Away

VII. The Ubiquity of the Simplicity Principle

VIII. BayesÌs Theorem

Notes

About the Aquinas Lecture Series.

Notes:

"Under the auspices of the Wisconsin-Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-64).

ISBN:

0-87462-464-9

1-4237-3360-6

OCLC:

179131635