Before revision: Argument to the best explanation C. Behan McCullagh lays down seven conditions for a successful argument to the best explanation:Justifying Historical Descriptions, p. 19 The statement, together with other statements already held to be true, must imply yet other statements describing present, observable data.
After revision: (1984), 1984Argument to the best explanation C. Behan McCullagh lays down seven conditions for a successful argument to the best explanation:Justifying Historical Descriptions, p. 19 The statement, together with other statements already held to be true, must imply yet other statements describing present, observable data.