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(2012) Synthese 184 (1).
A realist partner for Linda
confirming a theoretical hypothesis more than its observational sub-hypothesis
Theo A. F. Kuipers
pp. 63-71
It is argued that the conjunction effect has a disjunctive analog of strong interest for the realism–antirealism debate. It is possible that a proper theory is more confirmed than its (more probable) observational sub-theory and hence than the latter’s disjunctive equivalent, i.e., the disjunction of all proper theories that are empirically equivalent to the given one. This is illustrated by a toy model.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9697-3
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Kuipers, T. A. (2012). A realist partner for Linda: confirming a theoretical hypothesis more than its observational sub-hypothesis. Synthese 184 (1), pp. 63-71.