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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... formulation of rules of two kinds : First , rules of con- firmation , which would specify what kind of evidence is confirmatory , what kind disconfirmatory for a given hypothesis . Perhaps they would also determine a numerical degree of ...
... formulation of rules of two kinds : First , rules of con- firmation , which would specify what kind of evidence is confirmatory , what kind disconfirmatory for a given hypothesis . Perhaps they would also determine a numerical degree of ...
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... formulation , " of personality : " the general purposes of formulation are three : ( 1 ) to explain past and present events ; ( 2 ) to predict future events ( the conditions being specified ) ; and ( 3 ) to serve , if required , as a ...
... formulation , " of personality : " the general purposes of formulation are three : ( 1 ) to explain past and present events ; ( 2 ) to predict future events ( the conditions being specified ) ; and ( 3 ) to serve , if required , as a ...
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... formulation in its essentials.9 ( 3e.1 ) If 1 - p ( G , F ) < ɛ , where ɛ is some very small positive number , then if random experiment F is performed one single time , it is practically certain that the result G will occur . ( 3e.2 ) ...
... formulation in its essentials.9 ( 3e.1 ) If 1 - p ( G , F ) < ɛ , where ɛ is some very small positive number , then if random experiment F is performed one single time , it is practically certain that the result G will occur . ( 3e.2 ) ...
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Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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