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Inference to the Best Explanation, Dutch Books, and Inaccuracy Minimisation

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PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY
Volume 63, Issue 252, Pages 428-444

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9213.12032

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Bayesians have traditionally taken a dim view of the Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE), arguing that, if IBE is at variance with Bayes' rule, then it runs afoul of the dynamic Dutch book argument. More recently, Bayes' rule has been claimed to be superior on grounds of conduciveness to our epistemic goal. The present paper aims to show that neither of these arguments succeeds in undermining IBE.

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