Foundations of inference in natural science
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Foundations of inference in natural science
(Routledge library editions, . History and philosophy of science ; v. 33)
Routledge, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN for subseries: 9780415420297, 0415420296
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Description
Originally published in 1952. This book is a critical survey of the views of scientific inference that have been developed since the end of World War I. It contains some detailed exposition of ideas - notably of Keynes - that were cryptically put forward, often quoted, but nowhere explained. Part I discusses and illustrates the method of hypothesis. Part II concerns induction. Part III considers aspects of the theory of probability that seem to bear on the problem of induction and Part IV outlines the shape of this problem and its solution take if transformed by the present approach.
Table of Contents
Scientific Outlook
Experiments and Method
The Contrast Between Generalisation and Non-Instantial Hypothesis
The Principle of Testability
Induction and the Hypothetico-Deductive System
Hypothetico-Deductive Explanation
Two Types of Simplicity
Determinism, Orderliness and Uncertainty
Operationalism and the Descriptive Interpretation
The Traditional Approach to Induction
Criteria for Causal Determination and Functional Relationship
The Nature and Strength of Generalisation, Analogy and Induction
Induction by Repetition
The Law of Uniformity of Nature
Requirements for an Inductive Principle
Four Principles of Induction
Induction as a Successful Habit
The Vertical Causal Nexus
Impasse in the Inductive Approach
Some Theorems in Probability
The Meaning of Probability
The Probability of a Hypothesis
Appendix: The Probability Calculus and Keynes's Principle
Probability and Induction
Transformation of the Problem of Induction
List of Works Directly Cited
Index
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