Logical foundations of evidential support

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作者
Fitelson, Branden [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Philosophy, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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D O I
10.1086/518320
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
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01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
Carnap's inductive logic ( or confirmation) project is revisited from an '' increase in firmness '' ( or probabilistic relevance) point of view. It is argued that Carnap's main desiderata can be satisfied in this setting, without the need for a theory of '' logical probability.'' The emphasis here will be on explaining how Carnap's epistemological desiderata for inductive logic will need to be modified in this new setting. The key move is to abandon Carnap's goal of bridging confirmation and credence, in favor of bridging confirmation and evidential support.
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