Troubles for Bayesian Formal Epistemology? A Response to Horgan

Res Philosophica 95 (1):189-197 (2017)
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This paper responds to Terry Horgan’s recent critique of Bayesian formal epistemology. I argue that each of Horgan’s criticisms misses its mark when Bayesianism is viewed as putting forward an inductive logic of confidences. Along the way, I explore the nature, scope, and limits of a defensible brand of Bayesianism.

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Troubles for Bayesian Formal Epistemology.Terry Horgan - 2017 - Res Philosophica 94 (2):1-23.
The Logical Foundations of Probability. [REVIEW]Rudolf Carnap - 1950 - Journal of Philosophy 60 (13):362-364.
Logical Foundations of Probability. [REVIEW]Arthur W. Burks - 1951 - Journal of Philosophy 48 (17):524-535.

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