What Language Dependence Problem? A Reply for Joyce to Fitelson on Joyce
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10703147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Paul Pedersen (0000-0002-2164-6404), Clark Glymour |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 561-574 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/667997 |
| OpenAlex | W2174371602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
In an essay recently published in this journal, Branden Fitelson argues that a variant of Miller's argument for the language dependence of the accuracy of predictions can be applied to Joyce's notion of accuracy of credences formulated in terms of scoring rules, resulting in a general potential problem for Joyce's argument for probabilism. We argue that no relevant problem of the sort Fitelson supposes arises since his main theorem and his supporting arguments presuppose the validity of nonlinear transformations of credence functions that Joyce's theory, charitably construed, would identify as invalid on the basis of the principle of simple dominance
Argument (complex analysis) · Credence · Dominance (genetics) · Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Simple (philosophy) · sort · Statistics · Chemistry · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2019 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |