Coherence measures and inference to the best explanation

Synthese

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-296

  Glass, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abduction; Bayesianism; Coherence; Explanation; Inference to the best explanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547546763     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-006-9055-7     Document Type: Article

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