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    Supports→It is false that if we cannot know the whole truth of some matter, we also cannot ascertain whether we are making progress toward it.

    Niiniluoto's epistemic utilities framework demonstrates that expected truthlikeness can be estimated probabilistically using partial evidence and confirmation theory.

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    • 1.Confirmation theory provides formal methods to quantify how evidence increases hypothesis probability, enabling probabilistic estimation of truthlikeness.
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    • 2.Epistemic utilities framework successfully connects truth-seeking goals to decision theory, making expected truthlikeness a rational decision criterion.
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    • 3.Partial evidence often suffices for practical estimation; perfect information is unnecessary when probabilistic bounds guide inquiry effectively.
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    • 1.Truthlikeness involves distance to complete truth, which partial evidence cannot reliably estimate—confirmation may miss crucial false beliefs nearby.
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    • 2.Probabilistic methods assume well-defined prior probabilities and likelihood functions, which are often unavailable or controversial in real inquiry.
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    • 3.The framework may conflate epistemic utility maximization with actual truth-approximation; agents can rationally pursue utilities without approaching truth.
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