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How to confirm the conjunction of disconfirmed hypotheses

Authors :
David Atkinson
Theo A.F. Kuipers
Jeanne Peijnenburg
Faculty of Philosophy
High-Energy Frontier
Source :
Philosophy of Science, 76(1), 1-21. University of Chicago Press
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Abstract

Could some evidence confirm a conjunction of two hypotheses more than it confirms either of the hypotheses separately? We show that it might, moreover under conditions that are the same for ten different measures of confirmation. Further, we demonstrate that it is even possible for the conjunction of two disconfirmed hypotheses to be confirmed by the same evidence.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00318248
Volume :
76
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Philosophy of Science
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5a46ae9b22609a165f6351ce789ba3de