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Coherence measures and inference to the best explanation

SynthÈse, 2006
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David H Glass, Glass David H
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Inference to the best explanation and mechanisms in medicine

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 2016
This article considers the prospects of inference to the best explanation (IBE) as a method of confirming causal claims vis-à-vis the medical evidence of mechanisms. I show that IBE is actually descriptive of how scientists reason when choosing among hypotheses, that it is amenable to the balance/weight distinction, a pivotal pair of concepts in the ...
Stefan Dragulinescu
exaly   +3 more sources

Scepticism about Inference to the Best Explanation

, 2018
Scepticism about inference to the best explanation is far less often discussed than scepticism about another ampliative form of inference, enumerative induction.
Ruth Weintraub, Weintraub Ruth
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Inference to the Best Explanation, Cleaned Up and Made Respectable

, 2018
Despite decades of focused philosophical investigation, inference to the best explanation still lacks a precise articulation and compelling defense. The primary reason for this is that it is not at all clear what it means for a hypothesis to be the best ...
Jonah N. Schupbach
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Inference to the Best Explanation: An Overview [PDF]

, 2022
In this article, I will provide a critical overview of the form of non-deductive reasoning commonly known as “Inference to the Best Explanation” (IBE).
Frank Cabrera
exaly   +1 more source

The place of explanation in scientific inquiry: Inference to the best explanation vs inference to the only explanation [PDF]

European Journal for Philosophy of Science
This paper argues that explanation is a goal of science that is valuable in its own right and not simply as a means to other goals such as truth. Successful explanation requires truth or something in that neighborhood but in most cases, it is misguided ...
James Woodward, James Woodward, Woodward James   +2 more
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On the Possibility of Inference to the Best Explanation

Journal of Philosophical Logic, 2011
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Testing Inference To The Best Explanation

Synthese, 2002
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PROPENSITIES AND FREQUENCIES: Inference to the Best Explanation

Synthese, 2002
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The inference to the best explanation

Erkenntnis, 1990
In a situation in which several explanations compete, is the one that is better qua explanation also the one we should regard as the more likely to be true? Realists usually answer in the affirmative. They then go on to argue that since realism provides the best explanation for the success of science, realism can be inferred to.
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