Campbell and Vinci on Novel Confirmation

Campbell and Vinci on Novel Confirmation

Richmond Campbell and Thomas Vinci have recently presented a Bayesian theory of confirmation by novel evidence (Campbell and Vinci [1983]). I shall review their theory as briefly as possible and present three objections to it.

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Veröffentlicht in:The British journal for the philosophy of science 1986-06, Vol.37 (2), p.216-220
1. Verfasser: McCarthy, Jeremiah E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Discussions
Optimism
Philosophy of science
Probability theory
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Zusammenfassung:Richmond Campbell and Thomas Vinci have recently presented a Bayesian theory of confirmation by novel evidence (Campbell and Vinci [1983]). I shall review their theory as briefly as possible and present three objections to it.
ISSN:0007-0882
1464-3537
DOI:10.1093/bjps/37.2.216