Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 2 |
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... logical term that is not contained in V or VB , ( iv ) contains every element of VT and V essentially , i.e. , is not logically equivalent to some set of sentences in which some term of VT or V does not occur at all.53 Τ In applying the ...
... logical term that is not contained in V or VB , ( iv ) contains every element of VT and V essentially , i.e. , is not logically equivalent to some set of sentences in which some term of VT or V does not occur at all.53 Τ In applying the ...
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... logically limited to a finite number of instances : it must not be logically equivalent to a finite conjunction of singular sentences , or , briefly , it must be of essentially generalized form . Thus , the sentence ' Every element of ...
... logically limited to a finite number of instances : it must not be logically equivalent to a finite conjunction of singular sentences , or , briefly , it must be of essentially generalized form . Thus , the sentence ' Every element of ...
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... logically equivalent with ' All non - G are non - F ' , which , under the contemplated criterion , may well have instances even if there are no F. Thus , the general statement , ' All unicorns feed on clover ' would have no instance ...
... logically equivalent with ' All non - G are non - F ' , which , under the contemplated criterion , may well have instances even if there are no F. Thus , the general statement , ' All unicorns feed on clover ' would have no instance ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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