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I consider three aspects in which machine learning and philosophy of science can illuminate each other: methodology, inductive simplicity and theoretical terms. I examine the relations between the two subjects and conclude by claiming these relations to be very close.
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Korb, K.B. Introduction: Machine Learning as Philosophy of Science. Minds and Machines 14, 433–440 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MIND.0000045986.90956.7f
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