Betz, Gregor (2011) Revamping Hypothetico-Deductivism: A Dialectic Account of Confirmation. [Preprint]

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We use recently developed approaches in argumentation theory in order to revamp the hypothetico-deductive model of confirmation, thus alleviating the well-known paradoxes the H-D account faces. More specifically, we introduce the concept of dialectic confirmation on the background of the so-called theory of dialectical structures (Betz 2010, 2011). Dialectic confirmation generalises hypothetico-deductive confirmation and mitigates the raven paradox, the grue paradox, the tacking paradox, the paradox from conceptual difference, and the problem of novelty.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Betz, Gregor gregor.betz@kit.edu
Keywords:	hypothetico-deductive confirmation; degree of justification; argumentation theory; tacking paradox; raven paradox; grue paradox; novel evidence
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
Depositing User:	Gregor Betz
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2011 12:21
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2011 12:21
Item ID:	8822
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
Date:	2011
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8822

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