Irrelevant conjunction and the ratio measure or historical skepticism
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Irrelevant conjunction and the ratio measure or historical skepticism
It is widely believed that one should not become more confident that all swans are white and all lions are brave simply by observing white swans. Irrelevant conjunction or “tacking” of a theory onto another is often thought problematic for Bayesianism, especially given the ratio measure of confirmation considered here. It is recalled that the irrelevant conjunct is not confirmed at all. Using t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Synthese
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0039-7857,1573-0964
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-011-9961-1