Locating IBE in the Bayesian framework

Synthese

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-143

  Weisberg, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abduction; Bayesianism; Induction; Inference to the best explanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649124984     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-008-9305-y     Document Type: Article

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