Corroborating Testimony and Ignorance: A Reply to Bovens, Fitelson, Hartmann and Snyder

DOI10.1093/BJPS/53.4.565zbMATH Open1041.03019OpenAlexW1966965690MaRDI QIDQ4459685FDOQ4459685

Authors: Erik J. Olsson 

Publication date: 18 May 2004

Published in: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/53.4.565

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zbMATH Keywords

philosophy of sciencecorroborating testimony

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Probability and inductive logic (03B48) Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)

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