Marcello Di Bello’s analysis of the problem of naked statistical evidence (nse) – cases in which we seem to have suitably strong statistical backing for coming to judgment on some matter, but where so judging seems clearly wrong – appears to unify under one natural condition many of the proposals in this area. This gives us a unique opportunity to make a critical assessment of a new analysis which at the same time has implications for a broad family of views (e.g., individuation, safety, sensiti…
Read moreMarcello Di Bello’s analysis of the problem of naked statistical evidence (nse) – cases in which we seem to have suitably strong statistical backing for coming to judgment on some matter, but where so judging seems clearly wrong – appears to unify under one natural condition many of the proposals in this area. This gives us a unique opportunity to make a critical assessment of a new analysis which at the same time has implications for a broad family of views (e.g., individuation, safety, sensitivity, normic support, various juridical accounts). In addition to giving us a critique of Di Bello’s specificity account, the fact that many of these views are subject to the same sort of counterexamples is suggestive at least of a common failing.
