Book contents
- Theoretical Virtues in Science
- Theoretical Virtues in Science
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Theoretical Virtues, Truth and the Argument from Simplicity
- Chapter 2 Pessimism, Base Rates and the No-Virtue-Coincidence Argument
- Chapter 3 Novel Success and Predictivism
- Chapter 4 Theoretical Fertility without Novel Success
- Chapter 5 Ad Hoc Hypotheses and the Argument from Coherence
- Chapter 6 Virtues as Confidence Boosters and the Argument from Choice
- Chapter 7 Philosophy of Science by Historical Means
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: The Demarcation Problem
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 3 - Novel Success and Predictivism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2018
- Theoretical Virtues in Science
- Theoretical Virtues in Science
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Theoretical Virtues, Truth and the Argument from Simplicity
- Chapter 2 Pessimism, Base Rates and the No-Virtue-Coincidence Argument
- Chapter 3 Novel Success and Predictivism
- Chapter 4 Theoretical Fertility without Novel Success
- Chapter 5 Ad Hoc Hypotheses and the Argument from Coherence
- Chapter 6 Virtues as Confidence Boosters and the Argument from Choice
- Chapter 7 Philosophy of Science by Historical Means
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: The Demarcation Problem
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Theoretical Virtues in ScienceUncovering Reality through Theory, pp. 69 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018