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Episode 90: Bayesianism for Critical Rationalists!?

The Theory of Anything

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Bayesianism and Popper's Philosophy

This chapter examines the interplay between Bayesian inference and Popper's philosophical perspective on rationality, induction, and deduction. It challenges traditional views by arguing for the equivalence of induction and deduction, while critiquing the limits of logical positivism. The discussion further explores the objections from the critical rationalist community towards Bayesian epistemology, emphasizing the complexity of epistemological concepts in scientific reasoning.

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