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Philosophy of science

difficulty for Bayesian confirmation that evidence already known has probability one and so seemingly cannot confirm a new theory.

In philosophy of science, problem of old evidence refers to difficulty for Bayesian confirmation that evidence already known has probability one and so seemingly cannot confirm a new theory. This meaning comes from Howson (1991) in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.[1]

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References

Howson, C. (1991). The ‘Old Evidence’ Problem. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 42(4), 547-555. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/42.4.547

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