Inference to the Best Explanation: The Case of Potential Energy

It has been claimed that kinetic energy is an objective physical quantity whilst at the same time maintaining that potential energy is not. However, by making use of the method of ‘inference to the best explanation’, it may be readily concluded that potential energy is indeed an objective physical q...

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Main Author: Peter J. Riggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Rijeka. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 2020-07-01
Series:European Journal of Analytic Philosophy
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/241797