Inconsistent scientific reasoning and the empirical world

Description

I will argue that in the history of science, scientists sometimes reasoned based on inconsistencies (either in the premises of their arguments or in their theories). I will present a paraconsistent logic that can accommodate for this phenomenon in theoretic reasoning. By combining logic and scientific theories, philosophers and scientists aim at arriving at the best explanation of the empirical world. I will show that accepting a contradiction in scientific theory (and logic) does not necessarily commit us in the belief that the empirical world is actually contradictory.

Period	10 Aug 2023
Event title	Dealing with inconsistencies in Science
Event type	Other
Location	BrazilShow on map