Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 2 |
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... established by means of those techniques . Possibly , the term " obser- vation - type sentence " would be more suggestive ; but for convenience we give preference to the shorter term . An analogous comment applies , of course , to our ...
... established by means of those techniques . Possibly , the term " obser- vation - type sentence " would be more suggestive ; but for convenience we give preference to the shorter term . An analogous comment applies , of course , to our ...
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... established ( 1 ) that restrictive upbringing tends to generate resentment and aggression against parents and other persons exercising educational authority , and that this leads to guilt and anxiety and an eventual stunting of the ...
... established ( 1 ) that restrictive upbringing tends to generate resentment and aggression against parents and other persons exercising educational authority , and that this leads to guilt and anxiety and an eventual stunting of the ...
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... established does not follow deductively from the explanatory statements adduced . We will now consider these differences somewhat more closely . The laws referred to in connection with the schema ( 1.1 ) , such as the laws of Newtonian ...
... established does not follow deductively from the explanatory statements adduced . We will now consider these differences somewhat more closely . The laws referred to in connection with the schema ( 1.1 ) , such as the laws of Newtonian ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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