By focusing on the need for a resolution to this impasse, Earman sharpens the issues on which a resolution turns. Earman argues that Bayesianism provides the best hope for a comprehensive and unified account of scientific inference, yet the presently available versions of Bayesianisin fail to do justice to several aspects of the testing and confirming of scientific theories and hypotheses. Building on his insights, modem Bayesians have developed an account of scientific inference that has attracted numerous champions as well as numerous detractors. In a paper published posthumously in 1763, the Reverend Thomas Bayes made a seminal contribution to the understanding of analogical or inductive reasoning. Both Bayesians and anti-Bayesians will find a wealth of new insights on topics ranging from Bayes's original paper to contemporary formal learning theory. Bayes or Bust? provides the first balanced treatment of the complex set of issues involved in this nagging conundrum in the philosophy of science. John Earman focuses on Theoretical physics, Epistemology, Quantum field theory, Mathematical economics and Modern physics. A New Interpretation of Hume's 'Of Miracles'. Holder - 1998 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 49 (1):49-65. Hume on miracles: Bayesian interpretation, multiple testimony, and the existence of God. There is currently no viable alternative to the Bayesian analysis of scientific inference, yet the available versions of Bayesianism fail to do justice to several aspects of the testing and confirmation of scientific hypotheses. John Earman - 2000 - New York, US: Oxford University Press. Bayes or Bust? provides the first balanced treatment of the complex set of issues involved in this nagging conundrum in the philosophy of science.
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