The material theory of induction /

The material theory of induction / / John D. Norton.

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"The inaugural title in the new, Open Access series BSPS Open, The Material Theory of Induction will initiate a new tradition in the analysis of inductive inference. The fundamental burden of a theory of inductive inference is to determine which are the good inductive inferences or relations of...

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Norton, John D.,
Place / Publishing House:Calgary, Alberta : : University of Calgary Press,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:BSPS open series
Physical Description:1 online resource (680 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter(pp. i-iv)
  • Preface(pp. v-viii)
  • Table of Contents(pp. ix-xii)
  • Prolog(pp. 1-18)
  • 1 The Material Theory of Induction Stated and Illustrated(pp. 19-54)
  • 2 What Powers Inductive Inference?(pp. 55-88)
  • 3 Replicability of Experiment(pp. 89-118)
  • 4 Analogy(pp. 119-152)
  • 5 Epistemic Virtues and Epistemic Values: A Skeptical Critique(pp. 153-172)
  • 6 Simplicity as a Surrogate(pp. 173-222)
  • 7 Simplicity in Model Selection(pp. 223-246)
  • 8 Inference to the Best Explanation: The General Account(pp. 247-272)
  • 9 Inference to the Best Explanation: Examples(pp. 273-334)
  • 9 Inference to the Best Explanation: Examples(pp. 273-334)
  • 11 Circularity in the Scoring Rule Vindication of Probabilities(pp. 387-434)
  • 12 No Place to Stand: The Incompleteness of All Calculi of Inductive Inference(pp. 435-468)
  • 12 No Place to Stand: The Incompleteness of All Calculi of Inductive Inference(pp. 435-468)
  • 14 Uncountable Problems(pp. 519-572)
  • 15 Indeterministic Physical Systems(pp. 573-612)
  • 16 A Quantum Inductive Logic(pp. 613-652)
  • Epilog(pp. 653-656)
  • Index(pp. 657-668)
  • Back Matter(pp. 669-669).

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