The realist may also point that the theory-ladenness of observations concerns at most the estimation of progress (EP), but the definition of real progress (RP) as increasing truthlikeness does not mention the notion of observation at all.
As we shall see, the main rival philosophical theories of progress propose absolute criteria, such as problem-solving capacity or increasing truthlikeness, that are applicable to all developments of science throughout its history.
Similar examples show that the AGM revision of a false theory by true input need not increase truthlikeness (Niiniluoto 2011).
It increases accessibility, giving us maximum value.
However, it would seem highly incongruous to judge the truths in table 4 to be steadily increasing in truthlikeness, while the falsehoods both to the left and the right, both marginally different in their overall likeness relations to truth, steadily decrease in truthlikeness.
No merit increases were given.
"The fare increase only gives them $38 million".
But the sudden increase gave her no relief.
The increase gave Heelys a market value of about $902 million.
Capacity would actually increase as the number of radios in a given area increased.
She said the children were now being given increased supervision.
