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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... conditions and general laws which the astronomer would adduce in explanation of a certain eclipse of the sun are such that they might also have served as a sufficient basis for a forecast of the [ 234 ] SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION.
... conditions and general laws which the astronomer would adduce in explanation of a certain eclipse of the sun are such that they might also have served as a sufficient basis for a forecast of the [ 234 ] SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION.
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... " an explanation is not an absolute sort of thing , but what is satisfactory for one man will not be for another . " Loc . cit . , P. 38 . the night sky appears as a phenomenon much in need [ 430 ] SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION.
... " an explanation is not an absolute sort of thing , but what is satisfactory for one man will not be for another . " Loc . cit . , P. 38 . the night sky appears as a phenomenon much in need [ 430 ] SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION.
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... explanation of planetary motions in terms of the Newtonian theory of gravitation specifies what gravitational forces will be exerted upon a given planet by the sun and by other planets , given their masses ... Scientific Explanation [ 433 ]
... explanation of planetary motions in terms of the Newtonian theory of gravitation specifies what gravitational forces will be exerted upon a given planet by the sun and by other planets , given their masses ... Scientific Explanation [ 433 ]
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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