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Underdetermination

In the philosophy of science, underdetermination or the underdetermination of theory by data (sometimes abbreviated UTD) is the idea that evidence available to us at a given time may be insufficient to determine what beliefs we should hold in response to it. The underdetermination thesis states that all evidence necessarily underdetermines any scientific…

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Underdetermination and evidence

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Underdetermination

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Underdetermination

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related to Underdetermination and evidence · 11
Underdetermination → As, Earth, For, If, More, Newton, Occam's Razor, Since, Solar System, This, To
related to External links · 10
Underdetermination → Claims, Edward, Kyle, MagnusStanford, Philosophy, Science, Scientific Theory, The Stanford Encyclopedia, Winter, Zalta
related to Origin · 8
Underdetermination → Among, Ancient Greek, Descartes, He, His, Once, René Descartes, This
related to Philosophy of science · 5
Underdetermination → All, In, One, Only, Therefore
related to Arguments involving underdetermination · 3
Underdetermination → Arguments, Because, Then
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Underdeterminationrelated to External linksWinter0.60section
Underdeterminationrelated to External linksEdward0.60section
Underdeterminationrelated to External linksZalta0.60section
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