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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... occurrence of the first event . ( The symbols ' C ' and ' E ' have been chosen to suggest the terms ' cause ' and ' effect ' , which are often , though by no means always , applied to events related by a law of the above kind . ) 2.1 ...
... occurrence of the first event . ( The symbols ' C ' and ' E ' have been chosen to suggest the terms ' cause ' and ' effect ' , which are often , though by no means always , applied to events related by a law of the above kind . ) 2.1 ...
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... occurrence of a particular instance of a given kind of event , such as the occurrence of a total solar eclipse on July 20 , 1963. And what is thus explained is definitely an individual event ; indeed , it is one that is unique and ...
... occurrence of a particular instance of a given kind of event , such as the occurrence of a total solar eclipse on July 20 , 1963. And what is thus explained is definitely an individual event ; indeed , it is one that is unique and ...
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... occurrence of X highly improbable but not logically to preclude it , then an appropriate answer may consist in pointing out that the questioner is mistaken in some of his factual assumptions or in the belief that his assumptions make ...
... occurrence of X highly improbable but not logically to preclude it , then an appropriate answer may consist in pointing out that the questioner is mistaken in some of his factual assumptions or in the belief that his assumptions make ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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