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- catalog abstract ""What is required for something to be evidence for a hypothesis? In this work, Peter Achinstein explores this question, rejecting typical philosophical and statistical theories of evidence. He claims these theories are much too weak to give scientists what they want - a good reason to believe - and, in some cases, they furnish concepts that mistakenly make all evidential claims a priori." "Achinstein introduces four concepts of evidence, defines three of them by reference to "potential" evidence, and characterizes the latter using a novel epistemic interpretation of probability. The resulting theory is then applied to philosophical and historical issues. Solutions are provided to the "grue," "ravens," "lottery," and "old-evidence" paradoxes, and to a series of questions including whether explanations or predictions furnish more evidential weight; whether individual hypotheses or entire theoretical systems can receive evidential support; and what counts as a scientific discovery, and what evidence it requires. The historical questions include whether Jean Perrin had non-circular evidence for the existence of molecules; what type of evidence J.J. Thomson offered for the existence of the electron; and whether - as is usually supposed - he really discovered the electron. Achinstein proposes answers to all of these, using his theory of evidence." "This volume is for philosophers of science and historians of science, as well as for statisticians, scientists with philosophical interests, and anyone curious about scientific reasoning."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12259114.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""What is required for something to be evidence for a hypothesis? In this work, Peter Achinstein explores this question, rejecting typical philosophical and statistical theories of evidence. He claims these theories are much too weak to give scientists what they want - a good reason to believe - and, in some cases, they furnish concepts that mistakenly make all evidential claims a priori." "Achinstein introduces four concepts of evidence, defines three of them by reference to "potential" evidence, and characterizes the latter using a novel epistemic interpretation of probability. The resulting theory is then applied to philosophical and historical issues. Solutions are provided to the "grue," "ravens," "lottery," and "old-evidence" paradoxes, and to a series of questions including whether explanations or predictions furnish more evidential weight; whether individual hypotheses or entire theoretical systems can receive evidential support; and what counts as a scientific discovery, and what evidence it requires. The historical questions include whether Jean Perrin had non-circular evidence for the existence of molecules; what type of evidence J.J. Thomson offered for the existence of the electron; and whether - as is usually supposed - he really discovered the electron. Achinstein proposes answers to all of these, using his theory of evidence." "This volume is for philosophers of science and historians of science, as well as for statisticians, scientists with philosophical interests, and anyone curious about scientific reasoning."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The dean's challenge -- Concepts of evidence, or how the electron got its charge -- Two major prbabilistic theories of evidence -- What's wrong with these probabilistic theories of evidence? -- Objective epistemic probability -- Evidence, high probability, and belief -- 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?".
- catalog extent "290 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Book of evidence.".
- catalog identifier "0195143892 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Book of evidence.".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford studies in philosophy of science".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Book of evidence.".
- catalog subject "121/.65 21".
- catalog subject "BC173 .A34 2001".
- catalog subject "Evidence.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The dean's challenge -- Concepts of evidence, or how the electron got its charge -- Two major prbabilistic theories of evidence -- What's wrong with these probabilistic theories of evidence? -- Objective epistemic probability -- Evidence, high probability, and belief -- 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?".
- catalog title "The book of evidence / Peter Achinstein.".
- catalog type "text".