Inference to the best explanation, coherence and other explanatory virtues.

This article generalizes the explanationist account of inference to the best explanation (IBE). It draws a clear distinction between IBE and abduction and presents abduction as the first step of IBE. The second step amounts to the evaluation of explanatory power, which consist in the degree of expla...

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Publicado en:	Synthese Vol. 190; no. 6; pp. 975 - 996
Autor principal:	Mackonis, Adolfas
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Apr2013
Materias:	Explanation Coherence (Philosophy) Virtues Abduction (Logic) Simplicity (Philosophy)
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