Duhem and Holism (Elements in the Philosophy of Science)

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Duhem and Holism
	Contents
	1 Introduction
	2 Scientific Aims, Methods and the Holistic Nature of Theory Testing
		2.1 The Aim of Science: Explanation or Representation?
		2.2 Natural Classification
		2.3 The Scientific Method and the Role of Experiment
		2.4 Holism in Theory Testing: The Problem
	3 Holism, Underdetermination and Good Sense
		3.1 The Problem of Underdetermination of Theory by the Evidence
		3.2 Non-empirical Factors in Theory Choice
		3.3 ‘Good Sense Is the Judge of Hypotheses Which Ought
to Be Abandoned’
			3.3.1 What Are the Properties of Good Sense?
			3.3.2 Interpreting Good Sense and Its Function
	4 Solutions to Duhem’s Problem: Diagnosing Error
		4.1 Dorling’s Bayesian Solution
		4.2 Darden’s Solution
		4.3 Mayo’s Error Statistics Solution
		4.4 Holism and Inference to the Best Explanation
	5 Conclusion
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Acknowledgements