PHIL505Graduate
Confirmation of Scientific Theories I
Printed in the catalogue as CONFIRMATION OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES I
Course content
The hypothetico-deductive, Bayesian, and bootstrapping models of theory confirmation. Importance of idealizations and approximations for confirmation in science. The problem of old evidence.
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