Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 2 |
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... true premises , whose conclusion is logically incompatible with that of the first argument . This is true also of an inductive rule of a slightly different kind , which is among those listed by Black in essays dealing with the ...
... true premises , whose conclusion is logically incompatible with that of the first argument . This is true also of an inductive rule of a slightly different kind , which is among those listed by Black in essays dealing with the ...
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... true , then the sentence C1 , which can also be put into the form ' ~ P ( a ) vR ( a , b ) ' , can be verified , or shown to be true , only by verifying ' R ( a , b ) ' , i.e. , E1 . In this broader sense , E , is here explained by ...
... true , then the sentence C1 , which can also be put into the form ' ~ P ( a ) vR ( a , b ) ' , can be verified , or shown to be true , only by verifying ' R ( a , b ) ' , i.e. , E1 . In this broader sense , E , is here explained by ...
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... true , we will call the explanation true ; a true explanation , of course , has a true explanandum as well . Next , let us call a D - N explanation more or less strongly supported or confirmed by a given body of evidence according as ...
... true , we will call the explanation true ; a true explanation , of course , has a true explanandum as well . Next , let us call a D - N explanation more or less strongly supported or confirmed by a given body of evidence according as ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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