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This book contains important technical innovations, including comparative measures for the testable content, depth, and unity of scientific theories. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Watkins, John W. N. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Skepticism.
Science > Philosophy.
Rationalism.
Knowledge, Theory of.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
epistemology.
rationalism (philosophy)
Theorie de la connaissance.
Rationalisme.
Scepticisme.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • Chapter 1. Scepticism and Irrationalism
  • Chapter 2. Probabilism
  • Chapter 3. The Inductive Ascent
  • Chapter 4. The Optimum Aim for Science
  • Chapter 5. The Optimum Aim Elucidated
  • Chapter 6. Deductivism and Statistical Explanation
  • Chapter 7. The Empirical Basis
  • Chapter 8. Corroboration
  • Chapter 9. Epilogue
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Index of Symbols
  • GENERAL INDEX.

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