The Book of Evidence

Peter Achinstein

290 pages, parution le 19/12/2001

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Résumé

What is required for something to be evidence for an hypothesis? The distinguished philosopher of science Peter Achinstein introduces here a basic concept of 'potential' evidence which is characterized using a novel epistemic interpretation of probability. The resulting theory is applied to a range of philosophical and historical issues, including the 'grue' and 'raven' paradoxes; whether explanation or predictions provide more evidential weight; scientific discovery; whether Jean Perrin had non-circular evidence for molecules; and whether J.J. Thomson really discovered the electron.

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The Dean's challenge
Concepts of evidence or how the electron got its charge
Two major probabilistic theories of evidence
What's wrong with these probabilistic theory of evidence ?
Objective epistemic probability
Evidence, high probability, and debief
The explanatory connection
Final Definitions and realism
Two paradoxes of evidence : ravens and grue
Explanation versus prediction : which carries more evidential weight ?
Old-Age and New-Age Holism
Evidence for molecules : Jean Perrin and molecular reality
Who really discovered the electron ?
Index

L'auteur - Peter Achinstein

Peter Achinstein is a professor of philosophy at the Johns Hopkins University. His previous books include Science Rules and Concepts of Science, also available from Johns Hopkins.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Peter Achinstein
Parution	19/12/2001
Nb. de pages	290
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	600g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780195143898