Full Idea
The very phrase 'inference to the best explanation' should wave a red flag for us. What is good, better, best? What values are slipped in here, under a common name, and where do they come from?
Gist of Idea
Inference to best explanation contains all sorts of hidden values
Source
Bas C. van Fraassen (The Empirical Stance [2002], 1.5)
Book Reference
Fraassen,Bas van: 'The Empirical Stance' [Yale 2002], p.14
A Reaction
A point worth making, but overstated. If we are going to refuse to make judgements for fear that some wicked 'value' might creep in, our lives will be reduced to absurdity.