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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... interpretation is given by assigning a meaning , in terms of observables , to certain terms or sentences of the formalized theory . Frequently , an interpretation is given not for the primitive terms or statements but rather for some of ...
... interpretation is given by assigning a meaning , in terms of observables , to certain terms or sentences of the formalized theory . Frequently , an interpretation is given not for the primitive terms or statements but rather for some of ...
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... interpretation which , directly or at least mediately , links them to observable phenomena . Thus , e.g. , the area of applica- tion for the theory of ideal gases might be indicated , roughly speaking , by interpreting the theoretical ...
... interpretation which , directly or at least mediately , links them to observable phenomena . Thus , e.g. , the area of applica- tion for the theory of ideal gases might be indicated , roughly speaking , by interpreting the theoretical ...
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... interpretation as tenuous as that afforded by an interpretative system . One of the most important advantages of definition lies in the fact that it ensures the possibility of an equivalent restatement of any theoretical sentence in ...
... interpretation as tenuous as that afforded by an interpretative system . One of the most important advantages of definition lies in the fact that it ensures the possibility of an equivalent restatement of any theoretical sentence in ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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