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" Theoretical Concepts and Hypothetico-inductive Inference. "
Niiniluoto, I.; Tuomela, R.
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729794
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b549550
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Niiniluoto, I.; Tuomela, R.
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Theoretical Concepts and Hypothetico-inductive Inference.\ Niiniluoto, I.; Tuomela, R.
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Springer Verlag, 2013
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9401025967
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: 9789401025966
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1. Theoretical concepts and inductive Inference.- 1. Problems of Inductive Systematization: the Transitivity Dilemma.- 2. Inductive Systematization Established by Theories.- 3. A Logical Framework for the Dynamics of Conceptual Change and Induction.- 2. Hintikka's Two-Dimensional Continuum of Inductive Logic.- 1. Summary of Hintikka's Two-dimensional Continuum.- 2. The Treatment of Incomplete Evidence.- 3. Inductive Probabilities of Weak Generalizations.- 1. Probabilities in the Observational Language.- 2. Evidential Theoretical Concepts.- 3. Non-Evidential Theoretical Concepts.- 4. Inductive Probabilities of Strong Generalizations.- 5. Piecewise Definable Theoretical Concepts.- 6. Epistemic Utilities and Inductive Systematization.- 1. Measures of Information and Systematic Power.- 2. Expected Epistemic Utilities of Generalizations.- 3. Competing Generalizations.- 7. Theoretical Concepts and Inductive Explanation.- 1. Explanatory Power of Theories.- 2. Inductive Explanation Illustrated.- 3. Positive Inductive Relevance, Supersessance, and Screening Off.- 4. Inductive Explanation within Hintikka's System.- 8. Corroboration and Theoretical Concepts.- 1. Theoretical and Observational Support.- 2. Measures of Corroboration Based on Positive Inductive Relevance.- 3. Hintikka's Measure of Corroboration.- 9. The Logical Indispensability of Theoretical Concepts within Inductive Systematization.- 1. The Theoretician's Dilemma: Methodological Instrumentalism Refuted.- 2. Logical Indispensability and Positive Inductive Relevance.- 3. Logical Indispensability and Rules of Acceptance.- 10. Linguistic Variance in Inductive Logic.- 1. Linguistic Invariance and Linguistic Variance.- 2. Probability Kinematics.- 3. Goodman's New Riddle of Induction.- 11. Towards a Non-Inductivist Logic of Induction.- 1. Deductivism and Inductivism.- 2. Hypothetico-Deductive and Hypothetico-Inductive Inference.- 3. The Atheoretical Thesis.- 4. Converse Deduction and Indirect Support.- 5. Conjectures.
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BC91.N556 2013
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