Ad hocness, accommodation and consilience
A Bayesian account
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10815699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Wilcox (0000-0001-6644-8279, Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 201 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-023-04036-2 |
| OpenAlex | W4319297541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Appeal · Bayesian probability · Consilience · Darwin (ADL) · Epistemology · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Unification · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Evolution and Science Education · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
Theoretical Virtues in Science
Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge
Evidence and Evolution
Judgments of and by representativeness
Objective Knowledge
Bayesian personalism, the methodology of scientific research programmes, and Duhem's problem
Explanatory Unification
Bayesianism and Explanatory Unification
A Bayesian Account of Independent Evidence with Applications
A Bayesian Account of the Virtue of Unification
Where the Design Argument Goes Wrong
On Ad Hoc Hypotheses
The Bayesian Treatment of Auxiliary Hypotheses
Popper's Explications of Ad Hoc ness
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |