Name for various theories, including: first, the view that certainty is unattainable and that we should therefore seek and be satisfied with mere probabilities (a mild form of skepticism); secondly, the view that science can give positive probabilities to hypotheses and need not content itself with falsificationism.
These two views can be thought of as approaching the same position from different ends. In Roman Catholic doctrine, probabilism is the view that when in doubt about how we ought morally to act we may follow any reputable authority.
Source:
L Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations (1953), 243-315;
O R Jones, ed., The Private Language Argument (London, 1971)
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
- 2 Related Products
- 2.1 Saint Cicero and the Jesuits: The Influence of the Liberal Arts on the Adoption of Moral Probabilism (Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700)
- 2.2 Uncertainty in Post-Reformation Catholicism: A History of Probabilism
- 2.3 Defending Probabilism: The Moral Theology of Juan Caramuel (Moral Traditions series)
- 2.4 On A Question in Probabilism. Part I and Part II and Part III. A rare original article from the Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 1880.
- 2.5 An Anglican Critic on Probabilism. An original article from The Month magazine, 1912.
- 2.6 The Probabilistic Foundations of Rational Learning
- 2.7 The Town Butler #Probabilism - A Nice Comfortable Adjustable Hashtag Dad Hat Cap, Black
- 2.8 got probabilism? - Stainless Steel 12oz Camping Mug, Black
- 2.9 #probabilism - 11oz Ceramic Colored Rim & Handle Coffee Mug, Red
- 2.10 The Town Butler got Probabilism? - A Nice Comfortable Adjustable Dad Hat Cap, Navy
Videos
Saint Cicero and the Jesuits: The Influence of the Liberal Arts on the Adoption of Moral Probabilism (Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Maryks, Robert Aleksander (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 182 Pages - 04/08/2016 (Publication Date) - Routledge (Publisher)
Uncertainty in Post-Reformation Catholicism: A History of Probabilism
- Hardcover Book
- Tutino, Stefania (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 584 Pages - 12/01/2017 (Publication Date) - Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Defending Probabilism: The Moral Theology of Juan Caramuel (Moral Traditions series)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Fleming, Julia (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 192 Pages - 11/01/2006 (Publication Date) - Georgetown University Press (Publisher)
On A Question in Probabilism. Part I and Part II and Part III. A rare original article from the Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 1880.
- W. J. W. (Author)
- 03/29/1880 (Publication Date) - Irish Ecclesiastical Record (Publisher)
An Anglican Critic on Probabilism. An original article from The Month magazine, 1912.
- S.F.S. (Author)
- 03/30/2020 (Publication Date) - The Month (Publisher)
The Probabilistic Foundations of Rational Learning
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Huttegger, Simon M. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 239 Pages - 10/19/2017 (Publication Date) - Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
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