The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements

Helgeson, Casey ORCID: 0000-0001-5333-9954 (2013) The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements. Philosophy of Science, 80 (5). pp. 721-732. ISSN 0031-8248

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Abstract

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
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:	14 Sep 2024 05:52
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/50710

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