Dawid, Richard (2010) Turning Noton's Dome Against Material Induction. [Preprint]

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John Norton has proposed a position of “material induction” that denies the existence of a universal inductive inference schema behind scientific reasoning. In this vein, Norton has recently presented a “dome-scenario” based on Newtonian physics that, in his understanding, is at variance with Bayesianism. The present note points out that a closer analysis of the dome-scenario reveals incompatibilities with material inductivism itself.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Dawid, Richard richard.dawid@univie.ac.at
Keywords:	induction Norton's dome indeterminacy Bayesianism
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Thought Experiments
Depositing User:	Dr. Richard Dawid
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2013 12:36
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2015 13:07
Item ID:	9637
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Thought Experiments
Date:	December 2010
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9637

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