Inference to the best explanation licenses theory choice on grounds of simplicity, coherence, and consilience that are themselves empirically calibrated virtues, not arbitrary preferences.
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The convergence of multiple independent lines of probable reasoning such that their combined weight yields a probability approaching certainty
inference to the best explanation(Used to characterize the structure of the argument for moral non-objectivism)
A form of reasoning in which the hypothesis that best explains the observed phenomena is inferred to be true
virtues(Core concept of virtue ethics)
Excellent traits of character, such as kindness, honesty, sincerity, and justice, that virtue ethics uses to assess the ethical quality of actions and agents