The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements
Helgeson, Casey
(2013)
The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements.
Philosophy of Science, 80 (5).
pp. 721-732.
ISSN 0031-8248
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 |
|---|---|
| Departments | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| DOI | 10.1086/673924 |
| Date Deposited | 16 Oct 2013 15:06 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/50710 |
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