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Why not all evidence is scientific evidence
Episteme 15 (2):209-227 (2018)
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Data which constitute satisfactory evidence in other contexts are sometimes not treated as valid evidence in the context of scientic conrmation. I give a justicatory explanation of this fact, appealing to the incentives, biases, and social situatedness of scientistsAuthor's Profile
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