Abstract
Agreement between "independent" measurements of a theoretically posited quantity is intuitively compelling evidence that a theory is, loosely speaking, on the right track. But exactly what conclusion is warranted by such agreement? I propose a new account of the phenomenon's epistemic significance within the framework of Bayesian epistemology. I contrast my proposal with the standard Bayesian treatment, which lumps the phenomenon under the heading of "evidential diversity."
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 721-732 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Philosophy of Science |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- History
- Philosophy
- History and Philosophy of Science
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