Decision Sciences
3 years ago

New study reveals flaws in purely probabilistic measures of explanatory power.

Philosophy of Science
Purely Probabilistic Measures of Explanatory Power: A Critique
William Roche, Elliott Sober

Paper Summary

Purely probabilistic measures of explanatory power face several serious problems, including temporal shallowness, negative causal interactions, nonexplanations, and explanatory irrelevance.

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