Explicating Exact versus Conceptual Replication.
1Department of Philosophy, University of Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5 Canada.
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|June 30, 2023
Summary
This paper defends the value of scientific replication and its distinctions. It argues that exact, experimental, and conceptual replication remain informative despite critiques regarding systematic error and conflation with extension.
Area of Science:
- Philosophy of Science
- Scientific Methodology
Background:
- The distinction between exact and conceptual replication is debated.
- Critiques by Feest and Machery challenge the validity and utility of replication concepts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To defend the value of replication and the exact/conceptual distinction.
- To explicate conceptual replication and differentiate it from experimental replication.
Main Methods:
- Defending replication against critiques from Feest and Machery.
- Providing an explication of conceptual replication.
- Establishing a tripartite distinction: exact, experimental, and conceptual replication.
Main Results:
- Replication remains informative even with potential systematic error.
- Conceptual replication is not fundamentally confused and does not conflate replication with extension.
- Objections are raised against Machery's Resampling Account of replication.
Conclusions:
- The tripartite distinction (exact, experimental, conceptual) is valuable for understanding scientific replication.
- Replication, including conceptual replication, plays a crucial role in scientific progress.
- Existing critiques of replication are addressed and rebutted.
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