Nicholas Emmerson
@nicemm.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Philosophical Progress Lab, University of Iceland. My research concerns the intersection of metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of science. Details can be found here: https://nicholasemmersonphilosophy.weebly.com.
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A weirdly underappreciated problem about Inference to the Best Explanation is how it can handle uncertain evidence. This new paper, now forthcoming in Philosophy of Science, proposes a strategy for doing that (and argues that Einstein may have used it). #philsky #philsci
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A weirdly underappreciated problem about Inference to the Best Explanation is how it can handle uncertain evidence. This new paper, now forthcoming in Philosophy of Science, proposes a strategy for doing that (and argues that Einstein may have used it). #philsky #philsci
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
Curious why my latest paper left one notable astrobiologist "unpleasantly surprised"? Follow the link and you might just find out! #philsci #philsky #astrobiology www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Scientific Progress, Astrobiology and the Pursuit of Knowledge | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Scientific Progress, Astrobiology and the Pursuit of Knowledge
www.cambridge.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Curious why my latest paper left one notable astrobiologist "unpleasantly surprised"? Follow the link and you might just find out! #philsci #philsky #astrobiology www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Lava, lagoon and life...
November 21, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Lava, lagoon and life...