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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... specified publicly observable stimulus situation , and this does indeed seem to be the most satisfactory way of meeting the demands of scientific objectivity . Reference to " operations " of a highly introspective and subjective ...
... specified publicly observable stimulus situation , and this does indeed seem to be the most satisfactory way of meeting the demands of scientific objectivity . Reference to " operations " of a highly introspective and subjective ...
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... specified G ( or sets of G's ) " 48 , where the G's are traits whose preservation serves as the defining standard of ... specified range C of circumstances , a given system s ( or : any system of a certain kind S , of which s is an ...
... specified G ( or sets of G's ) " 48 , where the G's are traits whose preservation serves as the defining standard of ... specified range C of circumstances , a given system s ( or : any system of a certain kind S , of which s is an ...
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... specified by means of a noun - phrase ( the ampersand sign ' , ' the first sentence of Genesis ' , ' the swastika ' ) ; whereas ex- planations of the kind we have been considering are concerned with facts , occurrences , events ...
... specified by means of a noun - phrase ( the ampersand sign ' , ' the first sentence of Genesis ' , ' the swastika ' ) ; whereas ex- planations of the kind we have been considering are concerned with facts , occurrences , events ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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