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Philosophy

Philosophy

Selected Works

1997

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Persona Politica: Unity And Difference In Edith Stein’S Political Philosophy, Antonio Calcagno May 1997

Persona Politica: Unity And Difference In Edith Stein’S Political Philosophy, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

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A Gruesome Problem For The Curve-Fitting Solution, Scott Devito Dec 1996

A Gruesome Problem For The Curve-Fitting Solution, Scott Devito

Scott DeVito

This paper is a response to Forster and Sober's [1994] solution to the curve-fitting problem. If their solution is correct, it will provide us with a solution to the New Riddle of Induction as well as provide a basis for choosing realism over conventionalism. Examining this solutions is also important as Forster and Sober incorporate it in much of their other philosophical work (see Forster [1995a, b, 1994] and Sober [1996, 1995, 1993]). I argue that Forster and Sober’s solution is subject precisely to the problem they seek to solve. They provide a method of choosing among hypotheses but only …