John Norton has proposed a position of “material induction” that denies the existence of a universal inductive inference schema behind scientific reasoning. In this vein, Norton has recently presented a “dome scenario” based on Newtonian physics that, in his understanding, is at variance with Bayesianism. The present note points out that a closer analysis of the dome scenario reveals incompatibilities with material inductivism itself.
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Dawid, R. (2015). Turning Norton’s Dome Against Material Induction. Foundations of Physics, 45(9), 1101–1109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-015-9943-0
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