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... normative tasks of criticism and prescription . The predominantly normative emphasis is already evident in the work of such early twentieth - century epistemologists as Russell , Carnap , and Popper . Lately , some epistemologists ...
... normative tasks of criticism and prescription . The predominantly normative emphasis is already evident in the work of such early twentieth - century epistemologists as Russell , Carnap , and Popper . Lately , some epistemologists ...
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... normative " to describe the use of a rule when there is a consensus among formal scientists that the rule is appropriate for the particular prob- lem ( cf. Stich & Nisbett , 1979 ) . Some of the problems that we discuss , how- ever ...
... normative " to describe the use of a rule when there is a consensus among formal scientists that the rule is appropriate for the particular prob- lem ( cf. Stich & Nisbett , 1979 ) . Some of the problems that we discuss , how- ever ...
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... normative considerations ) this should guarantee that groups can be led to use more normative strategies even when individuals cannot . Indeed , committees and the institutions that they serve can put any increase in inferential ...
... normative considerations ) this should guarantee that groups can be led to use more normative strategies even when individuals cannot . Indeed , committees and the institutions that they serve can put any increase in inferential ...
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inferential problems and the formal scientific | 8 |
summary | 15 |
the representativeness heuristic | 24 |
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