Vladimir A. Lefebvre (1996) The Inexplicable Effectiveness of Metaphysical Reasoning
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Psycoloquy 7(09): The Inexplicable Effectiveness of Metaphysical Reasoning
THE INEXPLICABLE EFFECTIVENESS OF METAPHYSICAL REASONING
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS
Reply to Kampis on Human-Choice
Vladimir A. Lefebvre
School of Social Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
VALEFEBV@UCI.EDU
Abstract
Kampis (1995) supposes that the problem of free choice
can be discussed only in the traditional philosophical context of
"mental determinism." He also argues that unfalsifiable assertions
cannot be laid at the basis of a theory. In this note I express my
view on these issues.
Keywords
choice; computation; decision theory; ethical cognition;
mathematical psychology; model building; parameter estimation;
probability; rationality.
References
- Adams-Webber, J.R. (1995) A Pragmatic Constructivist Gambit for Cognitive Scientists. PSYCOLOQUY 6(34) human-choice.2.adams-webber.
- Kampis, G. (1995) The Anthropic Principle of What? PSYCOLLOQUY 6(38) human-choice.4.kampis.
- Lefebvre, V.A. (1995) The Anthropic Principle in Psychology and Human Choice. PSYCOLLOQUY 6(29) human-choice.1.lefebvre.
- Wigner, E.P. (1969) The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences. In: Saaty, T.L. & Weyl, F.J. (Eds.) The Spirit and the Uses of the Mathematical Sciences. New York: McGraw- Hill Book Company.