Helgeson, Casey (2013) The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements. Philosophy of Science, 80 (5). pp. 721-732. ISSN 0031-8248
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Agreement between \independent" measurements of a theoretically posited quantity is intuitively compelling evidence that a theory is, loosely speaking, on the right track. But exactly what conclusion is warranted by such agreement? I propose a new account of the phenomenon's epistemic significance within the framework of Bayesian epistemology. I contrast my proposal with the standard Bayesian treatment, which lumps the phenomenon under the heading of \evidential diversity."
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/journals/journal... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Philosophy of Science Association |
| Divisions: | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2013 15:06 |
| Last Modified: | 08 May 2024 19:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/50710 |
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