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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... meaning , it must be possible to find operations by which an answer may be given to it . It will be found in many cases that the operations cannot exist , and the question therefore has no meaning . ” The emphasis on " operational meaning ...
... meaning , it must be possible to find operations by which an answer may be given to it . It will be found in many cases that the operations cannot exist , and the question therefore has no meaning . ” The emphasis on " operational meaning ...
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... operations , of virtually all those ideas that operational analysis was to prohibit as devoid of meaning . To meet this difficulty , Bridgman has suggested a distinc- tion between " good " and " bad " operations ; but he has not ...
... operations , of virtually all those ideas that operational analysis was to prohibit as devoid of meaning . To meet this difficulty , Bridgman has suggested a distinc- tion between " good " and " bad " operations ; but he has not ...
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... operational definitions for scientific terms . The idea was first set forth very explicitly by the physicist P. W. Bridgman in his book , The Logic of Modern Physics . An operational definition for a given term is conceived as providing ...
... operational definitions for scientific terms . The idea was first set forth very explicitly by the physicist P. W. Bridgman in his book , The Logic of Modern Physics . An operational definition for a given term is conceived as providing ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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