Confirmation and reduction: a Bayesian account
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Confirmation and reduction: a Bayesian account
Various scientific theories stand in a reductive relation to each other. In a recent article, we have argued that a generalized version of the Nagel-Schaffner model (GNS) is the right account of this relation. In this article, we present a Bayesian analysis of how GNS impacts on confirmation. We formalize the relation between the reducing and the reduced theory before and after the reduction us...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Synthese
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0039-7857,1573-0964
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-010-9775-6