On the pragmatic and epistemic virtues of inference to the best explanation

DOI10.1007/s11229-021-03338-7zbMath1528.60006MaRDI QIDQ6180129

Richard Pettigrew

Publication date: 19 January 2024

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

evidenceaccuracyabductionBayesianisminference to the best explanationDutch book argumentcredencesDutch strategy argumentpragmatic arguments

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axioms; other general questions in probability (60A05)

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