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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... satisfy the formula ' y = F ( x ) ' which by ( 5.1 ) , yields the conclusion ( 5.4a ) All A's satisfy the formula ' y and so forth . = F2 ( x ) ' ; Thus , on the basis of the same empirical data , namely , the ʼn measurements of ...
... satisfy the formula ' y = F ( x ) ' which by ( 5.1 ) , yields the conclusion ( 5.4a ) All A's satisfy the formula ' y and so forth . = F2 ( x ) ' ; Thus , on the basis of the same empirical data , namely , the ʼn measurements of ...
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... satisfy a certain condition of nonlimitation of scope . It would be excessive , however , to deny the status of fundamental lawlike sentence to all statements which , in effect , make an assertion about a finite class of objects only ...
... satisfy a certain condition of nonlimitation of scope . It would be excessive , however , to deny the status of fundamental lawlike sentence to all statements which , in effect , make an assertion about a finite class of objects only ...
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... satisfy the analogue to ( 9.5 ) by definition . The function g thus defined will lead in turn , via a definition analogous to ( 9.2 ) , to a corresponding concept s . Let us now consider this procedure a little more closely . We assume ...
... satisfy the analogue to ( 9.5 ) by definition . The function g thus defined will lead in turn , via a definition analogous to ( 9.2 ) , to a corresponding concept s . Let us now consider this procedure a little more closely . We assume ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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