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Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence

Dellsén, Finnur (2024) Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

This paper presents a new problem for the inference rule commonly known as Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE). The problem is that uncertainty about parts of one’s evidence may undermine the inferrability of a hypothesis that would provide the best explanation of that evidence, especially in cases where there is an alternative hypothesis that would provide a better explanation of only the more certain pieces of evidence. A potential solution to the problem is sketched, in which IBE is generalized to handle uncertain evidence by invoking a notion of evidential robustness.


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Dellsén, Finnurfinnurd@gmail.com0000-0003-4989-4204
Subjects: General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Evidence
General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User: Dr. Finnur Dellsén
Date Deposited: 28 May 2024 15:13
Last Modified: 28 May 2024 15:13
Item ID: 23492
Subjects: General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Evidence
General Issues > Explanation
Date: 2024
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23492

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