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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... character , connecting the theoretical traits , states , or processes with observable phenomena ; ( 4 ) testability - in - principle of the theory thus specified ; i.e. , the theory together with its interpretation , must imply ...
... character , connecting the theoretical traits , states , or processes with observable phenomena ; ( 4 ) testability - in - principle of the theory thus specified ; i.e. , the theory together with its interpretation , must imply ...
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... character of typological concepts , and to appraise their potential significance for the purposes they are intended to serve . The term ' type ' has been used in several quite different senses . I propose to distinguish here three main ...
... character of typological concepts , and to appraise their potential significance for the purposes they are intended to serve . The term ' type ' has been used in several quite different senses . I propose to distinguish here three main ...
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... character of a theory with a more or less limited scope of application . Its basic assumptions concern interdependencies of different characteristics of the subject matter in question . Those characteristics are often , but not always ...
... character of a theory with a more or less limited scope of application . Its basic assumptions concern interdependencies of different characteristics of the subject matter in question . Those characteristics are often , but not always ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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