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Inference to the Best Explanation

By Peter Lipton

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Inference to the Best Explanation

By Peter Lipton

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How do we go about weighing evidence, testing hypotheses, and making inferences? The model of "inference to the best explanation" (IBE) -- that we infer the hypothesis that would, if correct, provide the best explanation of the available evidence--offers a compelling account of inferences both in science and in ordinary life. Widely cited by epistemologists and philosophers of science, IBE has nonetheless remained little more than a slogan. Now this influential work has been thoroughly revised and updated, and features a new introduction and two new chapters. "Inference to the Best Explanation" is an unrivaled exposition of a theory of particular interest in the fields both of epistemology and the philosophy of science.
Product details
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
232
Release Date:
2004-05-01
Publication Date:
2004-03-11
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415242029
ISBN13:
9780415242028
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
517 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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