Worrall, John (2014) Prediction and accommodation revisited. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 45 (1). pp. 54-61. ISSN 0039-3681
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The paper presents a further articulation and defence of the view on prediction and accommodation that I have proposed earlier. It operates by analysing two accounts of the issue-by Patrick Maher and by Marc Lange-that, at least at first sight, appear to be rivals to my own. Maher claims that the time-order of theory and evidence may be important in terms of degree of confirmation, while that claim is explicitly denied in my account. I argue, however, that when his account is analysed, Maher reveals no scientifically significant way in which the time-order counts, and that indeed his view is in the end best regarded as a less than optimally formulated version of my own. Lange has also responded to Maher by arguing that the apparent relevance of temporal considerations is merely apparent: what is really involved, according to Lange, is whether or not a hypothesis constitutes an "arbitrary conjunction." I argue that Lange's suggestion fails: the correct analysis of his and Maher's examples is that provided by my account.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/studies-in-histor... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier |
| Divisions: | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method CPNSS |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2013 11:20 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2024 01:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/54925 |
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