Linguistique de l’écrit

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Corroboration and auxiliary hypotheses

Duhem's thesis revisited

Darrell P. Rowbottom

pp. 139-149

Résumé

This paper argues that Duhem’s thesis does not decisively refute a corroboration-based account of scientific methodology (or ‘falsificationism’), but instead that auxiliary hypotheses are themselves subject to measurements of corroboration which can be used to inform practice. It argues that a corroboration-based account is equal to the popular Bayesian alternative, which has received much more recent attention, in this respect.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

(2010) Synthese 177 (1).

Pages: 139-149

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9643-4

Citation complète:

Rowbottom Darrell P., 2010, Corroboration and auxiliary hypotheses: Duhem's thesis revisited. Synthese 177 (1), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-009-9643-4.