Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 2 |
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... aspects of combustion.3 Strictly speaking , only true lawlike statements can count as laws - one would hardly want to speak of false laws of nature . But for convenience I will occasionally use the term ' law ' without implying that the ...
... aspects of combustion.3 Strictly speaking , only true lawlike statements can count as laws - one would hardly want to speak of false laws of nature . But for convenience I will occasionally use the term ' law ' without implying that the ...
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... aspect of that concrete event - all the literature about the subject . Indeed , there seems to be no clear and satisfactory way at all of separating off some class of facts that do not constitute aspects of the concrete event here ...
... aspect of that concrete event - all the literature about the subject . Indeed , there seems to be no clear and satisfactory way at all of separating off some class of facts that do not constitute aspects of the concrete event here ...
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... aspects of explanation . This is illustrated by his statement that ā an analogy is a function of the con- templating mind ; when we say that one set of propositions is analogous to another we are saying something about its effect on our ...
... aspects of explanation . This is illustrated by his statement that ā an analogy is a function of the con- templating mind ; when we say that one set of propositions is analogous to another we are saying something about its effect on our ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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accepted adequate analogy antecedent application argument assertion assumption basic behavior Carnap causal character characteristics characterized clearly cognitive significance connections consequence considered construal construed criteria criterion deductive deductive-nomological defined definiens definition of confirmation disconfirmation discussion empirical science equivalent essay event example existential clause explanandum explanans explanatory expressed fact finite formulation functional analysis given Hempel hypothesis illustrated imply inductive inductive logic inference interpretation kind latter lawlike sentences logical probability logically equivalent means object observation report observation sentences occurrence operational definition outcome particular Paul Oppenheim phenomena phenomenon Philosophy of Science physical possible postdiction prediction premises present probabilistic problem procedure question rational reduction sentences reference relevant requirement rules Sā satisfy schematic scientific explanation sense singular sentence specified statements statistical laws statistical probability statistical syllogisms suggested systematic testability theoretical principles theoretical terms theory total evidence true universal vocabulary