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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... probability in this statistical sense . The theories dealing with the probability of hypotheses fall into two main groups : the " logical " theories construe probability as a logical relation between sentences ( or propositions ; it is ...
... probability in this statistical sense . The theories dealing with the probability of hypotheses fall into two main groups : the " logical " theories construe probability as a logical relation between sentences ( or propositions ; it is ...
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... probability , or degree of confirmation ā a concept representing a logical relation between statements . This inductive probability is the central concept of the theories of probability developed by Keynes , Mazurkiewicz , Jeffreys ...
... probability , or degree of confirmation ā a concept representing a logical relation between statements . This inductive probability is the central concept of the theories of probability developed by Keynes , Mazurkiewicz , Jeffreys ...
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... probability as a logical relation between statements . Ayer notes that according to Keynes , Kneale , Carnap , and certain other authors , probability statements are nonempirical : if they are true , they are necessarily true ; if false ...
... probability as a logical relation between statements . Ayer notes that according to Keynes , Kneale , Carnap , and certain other authors , probability statements are nonempirical : if they are true , they are necessarily true ; if false ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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