A Gruesome Problem for the Curve-Fitting Solution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399208 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Devito (University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 391-396 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/48.3.391 |
| OpenAlex | W2078191953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper is a response to Forster and Sober's [1994] solution to the curve-fitting problem. If their solution is correct, it will provide us with a solution to the New Riddle of Induction as well as provide a basis for choosing realism over conventionalism. Examining this solution is also important as Forster and Sober incorporate it in much of their other philosophical work (see Forster [1995a, b, 1994] and Sober [1996, 1995, 1993]). I argue that Forster and Sober's solution is subject precisely to the problem they seek to solve. They provide a method of choosing among hypotheses but only at the cost of requiring that we have a method of choosing between different ways of conceptualizing the world. Thus the solution raises a new problem—the world-fitting problem.
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2023 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |