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Page 174
... prediction , and postdiction are alike in their logical structure , they differ in certain other respects . For example , an argument of the form ( 1.1 ) will qualify as a prediction only if E refers to an occurrence at a time later ...
... prediction , and postdiction are alike in their logical structure , they differ in certain other respects . For example , an argument of the form ( 1.1 ) will qualify as a prediction only if E refers to an occurrence at a time later ...
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... prediction can now be stated very briefly . Quite generally , prediction in empirical science consists in deriving a statement about a certain future event ( for example , the relative position of the planets to the sun , at a future ...
... prediction can now be stated very briefly . Quite generally , prediction in empirical science consists in deriving a statement about a certain future event ( for example , the relative position of the planets to the sun , at a future ...
Page 408
... prediction of P.30 In the context of his argument , Hanson puts forward another assertion , namely : " Every prediction , if inferentially respectable , must possess a corres- ponding postdiction . " 31 By a postdiction , Hanson means ...
... prediction of P.30 In the context of his argument , Hanson puts forward another assertion , namely : " Every prediction , if inferentially respectable , must possess a corres- ponding postdiction . " 31 By a postdiction , Hanson means ...
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Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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