Il vero e il plausibile

The notion of plausibility, as a tool to generate and evaluate hypotheses and guide action, is a concept That stems from a fundamental demand not only of cognitive enterprise, but of human being as longer available: to reduce and manage uncertainty and the transience That pervades His existence. The book, by some historical references, Provides an analysis of theories and models of plausibility, examining Both the probabilitistic and non-probabilistic version, and argue for a viewpoint That overcome the opposition between 'true' and 'plausible'. Abstract The plausibility as a tool to build and evaluate hypotheses and guide action, is a concept that stems from a fundamental requirement of the company not only cognitive, but man as such: to limit and manage uncertainty and transience that characterize every aspect of his existence. The book, with some historical references, provides an analysis of the theories and models of plausibility, both in its probabilistic version is that non-probabilistic, developing a perspective that offers an overcoming of the opposition between real and plausible.

The notion of plausibility, as a tool to generate and evaluate hypotheses and guide action, is a concept that stems from a fundamental demand not only of cognitive enterprise, but of human being as such: to reduce and manage uncertainty and the transience that pervade his existence. The book, by some historical references, provides an analysis of theories and models of plausibility, examining both the probabilitistic and non-probabilistic version, and argue for a viewpoint that overcome the opposition between ‘true’ and ‘plausible’. Abstract La plausibilità, quale strumento per costruire e valutare ipotesi e guidare l'azione, è un concetto che nasce da un'esigenza fondamentale non solo dell'impresa conoscitiva, ma dell'uomo in quanto tale: quella di limitare e gestire l'incertezza e la provvisorietà che contraddistinguono ogni aspetto della sua esistenza. Il libro, mediante alcuni richiami storici, fornisce un'analisi delle teorie e dei modelli della plausibilità, sia nella sua versione probabilistica sia in quella non-probabilistica, sviluppando una prospettiva che propone un superamento dell'opposizione tra vero e plausibile.