Bradley, D (2018) What Is Bayesian Confirmation for? International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 31 (3). pp. 229-241. ISSN 0269-8595
Abstract
Peter Brössel and Franz Huber in 2015 argued that the Bayesian concept of confirmation had no use. I will argue that it has both the uses they discussed—it can be used for making claims about how worthy of belief various hypotheses are, and it can be used to measure the epistemic value of experiments. Furthermore, it can be useful in explanations. More generally, I will argue that more coarse-grained concepts (like confirmation) can be useful, even when we have more fine-grained concepts (like credences).
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Open Society Foundation. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Studies in the Philosophy of Science on 25/05/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02698595.2018.1463692 |
Keywords: | confirmation; Bayesian; conceptual analysis; explanation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2018 13:56 |
Last Modified: | 25 Nov 2019 01:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02698595.2018.1463692 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:128769 |