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Old Evidence Problem

The "Old Evidence Problem" is a challenge in Bayesian confirmation theory that arises when evidence known prior to a hypothesis's formulation appears to confirm the hypothesis despite not increasing its probability, thereby questioning the adequacy of probability-kinematics in accounting for such retrospective confirmation.

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2017–2026

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The “Past Hypothesis”: Not even false

John Earman · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics · 2006 · 216 citations

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“Old Evidence and Logical Omniscience in Bayesian Confirmation Theory”

Daniel Gärber · University of Minnesota Press eBooks · 2018 · 127 citations · Full text

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Rats adopt the optimal timescale for evidence integration in a dynamic environment

Alex T. Piet, Ahmed El Hady, Carlos D. Brody · Nature Communications · 2018 · 87 citations · Full text

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Error Probabilities in Error

Colin Howson · Philosophy of Science · 1997 · 71 citations

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The ‘Old Evidence’ Problem

Colin Howson · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science · 1991 · 71 citations

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Authors

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  1. CH
    Colin Howson

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 169 citations

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  2. EE
    Ellery Eells

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. AE
    Ahmed El Hady

    Princeton University, United States

    1 publications · 87 citations

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  4. SW
    Sylvia Wenmackers

    Hasselt University, Belgium

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  5. DG
    Daniel Gärber

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 127 citations

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Institutions

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  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    258 citations

  2. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  3. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  5. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  6. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  7. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  8. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

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  1. Philosophy of Science

    6 publications · 182 citations

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  3. International Journal of American Linguistics

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  4. The Classical Quarterly

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  5. Mind

    1 publications · 61 citations

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