Data, phenomena, and reliability

被引：54

作者：

Woodward, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Div Humanities & Social Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

来源：

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2000年 / 67卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1086/392817

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

This paper explores how data serve as evidence for phenomena. In contrast to standard philosophical models which invite us to think of evidential relationships as logical relationships, I argue that evidential relationships in the context of data-to-phenomena reasoning are empirical relationships that depend on holding the right sort of pattern of counterfactual dependence between the data and the conclusions investigators reach on the phenomena themselves.

引用

页码：S163 / S179

页数：17