In Defence of an Inferential Account of Extrapolation

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 34 (2):81-100 (2021)
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According to the hypothesis-generator account, valid extrapolations from a source to a target system are circular, since they rely on knowledge of relevant similarities and differences that can onl...

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10.1080/02698595.2021.2015678

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Baetu Tudor
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