Information and Explanatory Goodness
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چکیده
Abstract I propose a qualitative Bayesian account of explanatory goodness that is analogous to the incremental confirmation. This achieved by means complexity criterion according which an explanation h good if reduction in explanandum e brought about (the gain) greater than additional introduced context cost). To illustrate account, apply it ad hoc hypotheses.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Erkenntnis
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0165-0106', '1572-8420']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-023-00687-2