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SUMMARY:John D. Norton's Material Theory of Induction and Beyond - Special Issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science A
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Papers: "John D. Norton's Material Theory of Induction and Beyond"</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Special Issue of&nbsp\;<em>Studies in History and Philosophy of Science A</em></strong></p>\n<p>Guest Editors:&nbsp\; Elay Shech (Auburn University)\, Wendy Parker (Durham University)</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Special Issue Description:</strong>&nbsp\;Our ability to make inductive inferences is what powers the success of science. But what makes such inductive inferences work? John Norton's new book manuscript\,&nbsp\;<em>The Material Theory of Induction</em>\, develops a detailed new answer to this question\, with broad implications for the philosophy of science.&nbsp\;<em>&nbsp\;</em>(Preview the book here:&nbsp\;<u>https://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/material_theory/material.html</u>) This special issue will consist of papers that engage with views articulated in&nbsp\;<em>The Material Theory of Induction&nbsp\;</em>and will also feature an article in which Norton responds to the accepted papers.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Topics covered in&nbsp\;<em>The Material Theory of Induction</em>include:</p>\n<p>- Induction and confirmation&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>- History of science case studies relevant to Norton&rsquo\;s Material Theory</p>\n<p>- The replicability of experiment</p>\n<p>- Analogies in science</p>\n<p>- Virtues and values in science</p>\n<p>- Simplicity and model selection</p>\n<p>- Inference to the best explanation</p>\n<p>- Determinism/Indeterminism</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Submissions:</strong></p>\n<p>We invite original contributions that engage with&nbsp\;<em>The Material Theory of Induction</em>. Submissions must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions must be prepared for anonymous review and should not exceed 10\,000 words\, including abstract\, footnotes and references. Manuscripts should be&nbsp\;submitted online&nbsp\;via the EVISE system @&nbsp\;https://www.evise.com/profile/#/SHPS/login. Full instructions for SHPS authors are available at&nbsp\;https://www.journals.elsevier.com/studies-in-history-and-philosophy-of-science-part-a.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Deadline:</strong></p>\n<p>The deadline for submissions is&nbsp\;<strong>Wednesday 1 May\, 2019</strong>.</p>\n<p>For further information\, please contact the guest editors:</p>\n<p>eshech@auburn.edu</p>\n<p>wendy.parker@durham.ac.uk</p>
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