Explanatoriness is evidentially irrelevant, or inference to the best explanation meets Bayesian confirmation theory

• Autores: William Roche, Elliott Sober
• Localización: Analysis, ISSN-e 1467-8284, Vol. 73, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 659-668
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In the world of philosophy of science, the dominant theory of confirmation is Bayesian. In the wider philosophical world, the idea of inference to the best explanation exerts a considerable influence. Here we place the two worlds in collision, using Bayesian confirmation theory to argue that explanatoriness is evidentially irrelevant.