Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 2 |
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... testability in principle " or " theoretical testability " ; many empirical statements , for practical reasons , cannot actually be tested now . To call a statement of this kind testable in principle means that it is possible to state ...
... testability in principle " or " theoretical testability " ; many empirical statements , for practical reasons , cannot actually be tested now . To call a statement of this kind testable in principle means that it is possible to state ...
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... testability of the sentence by means of experiential evidence , 11 and the concept of theoretical testability , as was pointed out earlier , is closely related to the concepts of confirmation and disconfirmation.12 Considering the great ...
... testability of the sentence by means of experiential evidence , 11 and the concept of theoretical testability , as was pointed out earlier , is closely related to the concepts of confirmation and disconfirmation.12 Considering the great ...
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... testability , 3 in principle , 3 , 103 theoretical , 3 , 9 testability criterion of ( empirical ) meaning . 101 , 107 theoretical concept ( see also theoretical construct ) as " open , " 189 theoretical construct , 110 , 111 function of ...
... testability , 3 in principle , 3 , 103 theoretical , 3 , 9 testability criterion of ( empirical ) meaning . 101 , 107 theoretical concept ( see also theoretical construct ) as " open , " 189 theoretical construct , 110 , 111 function of ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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