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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... definiens in ( 6.1 ) , is false only if its antecedent is true and its consequent false . Hence , for any object which does not satisfy the test conditions C , and for which therefore the antecedent of the definiens is false , the definiens ...
... definiens in ( 6.1 ) , is false only if its antecedent is true and its consequent false . Hence , for any object which does not satisfy the test conditions C , and for which therefore the antecedent of the definiens is false , the definiens ...
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... definiens , when applied to a particular case , yields a sentence that is both verifiable and falsifiable . The following definition is of this kind : ( 7.9 ) Def . Son xy Male x Offspring xy For application of the definiens to two ...
... definiens , when applied to a particular case , yields a sentence that is both verifiable and falsifiable . The following definition is of this kind : ( 7.9 ) Def . Son xy Male x Offspring xy For application of the definiens to two ...
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... definiens will normally be teeming with symbols of quantification over individuals and over classes and relations of various types and will be far from providing finite observational criteria of application . I will briefly indicate how ...
... definiens will normally be teeming with symbols of quantification over individuals and over classes and relations of various types and will be far from providing finite observational criteria of application . I will briefly indicate how ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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