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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... relevant evidence , or relevant data , can be col- lected in the context of an inquiry prior to the formulation of any hypothesis , it should be clear upon brief reflection that relevance is a relative concept ; experiential data can be ...
... relevant evidence , or relevant data , can be col- lected in the context of an inquiry prior to the formulation of any hypothesis , it should be clear upon brief reflection that relevance is a relative concept ; experiential data can be ...
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... relevant " to the formation of that institution . And whether an event is relevant to that development is not a matter of evaluative opinion , but an objective question depending upon what is sometimes called a causal analysis of the ...
... relevant " to the formation of that institution . And whether an event is relevant to that development is not a matter of evaluative opinion , but an objective question depending upon what is sometimes called a causal analysis of the ...
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... relevant to an explanation , they will usually function as " role - justifying grounds " for it . This conception doubtless reflects the view that , as Ryle has put it , ā Explana- tions are not arguments but statements . They are true ...
... relevant to an explanation , they will usually function as " role - justifying grounds " for it . This conception doubtless reflects the view that , as Ryle has put it , ā Explana- tions are not arguments but statements . They are true ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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