Kevin McCain and Ted Poston’s Best Explanations

International Journal for the Study of Skepticism 10 (2):1-10 (2020) Copy BIBT_EX

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In this critical notice, I focus my attention on the chapters that deal with the explanationist response to skepticism.

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University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD)

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First archival date: 2019-07-18
Latest version: 3 (2021-02-28)
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Abductive Replies to Skepticism in Epistemology

Bayesian Reasoning in Philosophy of Probability

Inductive Skepticism in General Philosophy of Science

Inference to the Best Explanation in General Philosophy of Science

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inference to the best explanation abduction skepticism principle of indifference explanatory virtues Bayesianism

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10.1163/22105700-20191396

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