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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... outcomes will come about ) . Then , for any one of those actions , say A ,, and any one of those outcomes , say O , the given system of inductive logic determines a probability for the hypothesis that , given e , A , will lead to the ...
... outcomes will come about ) . Then , for any one of those actions , say A ,, and any one of those outcomes , say O , the given system of inductive logic determines a probability for the hypothesis that , given e , A , will lead to the ...
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... outcomes , the requirement of additivity is suitably extended to infinite sequences of mutually exclusive outcome sets G1 , G2 , G3 , .... The resulting abstract theory is applied to empirical subject matter by means of an ...
... outcomes , the requirement of additivity is suitably extended to infinite sequences of mutually exclusive outcome sets G1 , G2 , G3 , .... The resulting abstract theory is applied to empirical subject matter by means of an ...
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... outcome is at least as good as the worst possible outcome of any alternative . In our example , this calls for a drawing from the second urn ; for at worst , it will give you a silver ball , whereas the worst outcome of a drawing from ...
... outcome is at least as good as the worst possible outcome of any alternative . In our example , this calls for a drawing from the second urn ; for at worst , it will give you a silver ball , whereas the worst outcome of a drawing from ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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