Nyrup, Rune (2014) Analogy & Pursuitworthiness. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

I highlight a lacuna in recent debates concerning analogies in science. Most philosophers focus on analogical inferences as a way to justify accepting hypotheses. I argue that analogies play another important role, namely to justify pursuing hypotheses. In particular, I argue that both Paul Bartha's formal account and John Norton's material view of analogical inference, as they stand, fail to address this issue. I present my own account of justification for pursuit and show how analogies on this account can justify pursuit independently of whether they can also justify acceptance.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Nyrup, Rune rune.nyrup@dur.ac.uk
Keywords:	Analogy; Analogical inference; Pursuit; Pursuitworthiness; the Material Theory of Induction; Paul Bartha; John Norton;
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
Depositing User:	Mr Rune Nyrup
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2014 17:45
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2014 17:45
Item ID:	10987
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
Date:	28 August 2014
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10987

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