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Aspects of scientific explanation:

and other essays in the philosophy of science
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Free Press, 1965 - Science - 505 pages

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Unlike many philosophers who sacrifice precision for large theories, Hempel occupied himself with small, well defined problems. He was not afraid to express the limited scope of his studies ... Read full review

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In 1965 Carl Hempel sought to describe the process of scientific explanation. While it may not sound like an original or important thing to do, it was. For now you'll just have to trust me because I'm ... Read full review

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Contents

Studies in the Logic of Confirmation
3
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation
47
Inductive Inconsistencies
53
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Aspects of scientific explanation: and other essays in the philosophy of science
Aspects of scientific explanation: and other essays in the philosophy of science
Carl Gustav Hempel
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TitleAspects of scientific explanation: and other essays in the philosophy of science
AuthorCarl Gustav Hempel
PublisherFree Press, 1965
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized6 Aug 2009
Length505 pages
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