Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 1Confirmation, Induction, and Rational Belief -- Conceptions of Cognitive Significance -- Structure and Function of Scientific Concepts and Theories -- Scientific Explanation. |
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... assertion that any nonblack nonraven constitutes con- firming evidence for the hypothesis , ' All ravens are black . ' However , the general idea just outlined applies as well to the even more extreme cases exempli- fied by the assertion ...
... assertion that any nonblack nonraven constitutes con- firming evidence for the hypothesis , ' All ravens are black . ' However , the general idea just outlined applies as well to the even more extreme cases exempli- fied by the assertion ...
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... assert a certain conclusion categorically , . the strength of the assertion fluctuates with the character of the evidence . " " In contrast to broadly statistical syllogisms , then , rule R leads to a conclusion which does not contain a ...
... assert a certain conclusion categorically , . the strength of the assertion fluctuates with the character of the evidence . " " In contrast to broadly statistical syllogisms , then , rule R leads to a conclusion which does not contain a ...
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... assert when they speak of determination or dependence in historical analysis . Therefore , the sweeping assertion that economic ( or geographic , or any other kind of ) conditions " determine " the development and change of all other ...
... assert when they speak of determination or dependence in historical analysis . Therefore , the sweeping assertion that economic ( or geographic , or any other kind of ) conditions " determine " the development and change of all other ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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