Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 2 |
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... fact , it seems reasonable to require that the criteria of em- pirical confirmation , besides being objective in ... fact , affect its probability ? If this fact consists of the presence of B in a case of A , it is favorable to the law ...
... fact , it seems reasonable to require that the criteria of em- pirical confirmation , besides being objective in ... fact , affect its probability ? If this fact consists of the presence of B in a case of A , it is favorable to the law ...
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... fact is one case of a general law or tendency . " ( 1924 , p . 533 ) . Ducasse states the same point as follows : " Explanation essentially consists in the offering of a hypothesis of fact , standing to the fact to be explained as case ...
... fact is one case of a general law or tendency . " ( 1924 , p . 533 ) . Ducasse states the same point as follows : " Explanation essentially consists in the offering of a hypothesis of fact , standing to the fact to be explained as case ...
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... fact that a given law holds by showing that the latter is subsumable , in the same fashion , under more comprehensive laws or theoretical principles . In fact , one of the main objectives of a theory ( such as , say , the ...
... fact that a given law holds by showing that the latter is subsumable , in the same fashion , under more comprehensive laws or theoretical principles . In fact , one of the main objectives of a theory ( such as , say , the ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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