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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... essays , which are here reprinted as items 9 and 10. The title essay also deals in some detail with explanation by statistical laws , a subject that had received only brief consideration in those earlier articles . The analysis of ...
... essays , which are here reprinted as items 9 and 10. The title essay also deals in some detail with explanation by statistical laws , a subject that had received only brief consideration in those earlier articles . The analysis of ...
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... essay is an attempt to shed some light on these issues by means of an elementary survey of the basic pattern of scientific explanation and a subsequent more rigorous analysis of the concept of law and the logical structure of ...
... essay is an attempt to shed some light on these issues by means of an elementary survey of the basic pattern of scientific explanation and a subsequent more rigorous analysis of the concept of law and the logical structure of ...
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And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science Carl Gustav Hempel. STUDIES IN THE LOGIC OF EXPLANATION The preceding essay has been widely discussed in the philosophical liter- ature . Most of the discussion has been concerned with the ...
And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science Carl Gustav Hempel. STUDIES IN THE LOGIC OF EXPLANATION The preceding essay has been widely discussed in the philosophical liter- ature . Most of the discussion has been concerned with the ...
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Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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accepted adequate analogous antecedent application argument assertion assumption basic behavior Carnap causal character characteristics characterized clearly cognitive significance connections consequence considered construal construed criteria criterion deductive deductive-nomological defined definiens definition of confirmation disconfirmation discussion empirical science equivalent essay event example existential clause explanandum explanans explanatory expressed fact finite formulation functional analysis given Hempel hypothesis illustrated imply inductive inductive logic inference interpretation kind latter lawlike sentences logical probability logically equivalent means object observation report observation sentences occurrence operational definition outcome particular Paul Oppenheim phenomena phenomenon Philosophy of Science physical possible postdiction prediction premises present probabilistic problem procedure question rational reduction sentences reference relevant requirement rules S₁ satisfy schematic scientific explanation sense singular sentence specified statements statistical laws statistical probability statistical syllogisms suggested systematic testability theoretical principles theoretical terms theory total evidence true universal vocabulary