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    Toward the Applicability of Statistics: A Representational View
    with Mahdi Ashoori
    Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology 23 (1): 113-129. 2019.
    The problem of understanding how statistical inference is, and can be, applied in empirical sciences is important for the methodology of science. It is the objective of this paper to gain a better understanding of the role of statistical methods in scientific modeling. The important question of whether the applicability reduces to the representational properties of statistical models is discussed. It will be shown that while the answer to this question is positive, representation in statistical …Read more
  • Among the general issues of Islamic philosophy, one which is extensively dealt with and discussed is the issue of mental existence. The origin of this issue is a theological theory which Asharite theologians, such as Fakhr al-Din Razi, have proposed concerning God's knowledge. This theory was later extended to the domain of man's knowledge and propounded in a general form, without any theological color and flavor. It developed its philosophical form in Khwajah Nasir al-Din Tusi's words.The philo…Read more