Belot, Gordon (2018) An Automatic Ockham's Razor for Bayesians? [Preprint]
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Abstract
It is sometimes claimed that the Bayesian framework automatically implements Ockham's razor---that conditionalizing on data consistent with both a simple theory and a complex theory more or less inevitably favours the simpler theory. It is shown here that the automatic razor doesn't in fact cut it for certain mundane curve-fitting problems.
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| Additional Information: | Forthcoming in Erkenntnis | ||||||
| Keywords: | Bayesianism Ockham's Razor Simplicity | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Gordon Belot | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2018 01:11 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2018 01:11 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 14629 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction | ||||||
| Date: | 29 April 2018 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14629 |
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