Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Material Theory of Induction, Briefly 15
8. Part I — General Claims and Arguments
9. 2 Large-Scale Structure: Four Claims 59
10. 3 Circularity 99
11. 4 The Uniqueness of Domain-Specific Inductive Logics 119
12. 5 Coherentism and the Material Theory of Induction 143
13. 6 The Problem of Induction 175
14. Part II — Historical Case Studies
15. 7 The Recession of the Nebulae 231
16. 8 Newton on Universal Gravitation 257
17. 9 Mutually Supporting Evidence in Atomic Spectra 269
18. 10 Mutually Supporting Evidence in Radiocarbon Dating 289
19. 11 The Determination of Atomic Weights 297
20. 12 The Use of Hypotheses in Determining Distances in Our Planetary System 331
21. 13 Dowsing: The Instabilities of Evidential Competition 365
22. 14 Stock Market Prediction: When Inductive Logics Compete 387
23. Afterword 413
24. Index 415