Schupbach, Jonah N. (2017) "Inference to the Best Explanation, Cleaned Up and Made Respectable". Best Explanations: New Essays on Inference to the Best Explanation. pp. 39-61.

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Abstract

Despite decades of focused philosophical investigation, Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) still lacks a precise articulation and compelling defense. The primary reason for this is that it is not at all clear what it means for a hypothesis to be the best available explanation of the evidence. This paper first seeks to rectify this problem by developing a formal explication of the explanatory virtue of power. A resulting account of IBE is then evaluated as a form of uncertain inference. Overall, this paper offers a precise account and novel defense of one important version of IBE.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Schupbach, Jonah N. jonah.n.schupbach@utah.edu
Keywords:	Inference to the Best Explanation,Computer Simulations,Bayesianism
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User:	Jonah N. Schupbach
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2019 15:32
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2019 15:32
Item ID:	15716
Journal or Publication Title:	Best Explanations: New Essays on Inference to the Best Explanation
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Explanation
Date:	2017
Page Range:	pp. 39-61
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15716

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