L Jonathan Cohen

The Implications of Induction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1973. This book presents a valid mode of reasoning that is different to mathematical probability. This inductive logic is investigated in terms of scientific investigation. The author presents his criteria of adequacy for analysing inductive support for hypotheses and discusses each of these criteria in depth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780367426095
• ISBN-10: 0367426099
• Artikelnr.: 69890895

Autorenporträt

Cohen\, L. Jonathan

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction 1. Some Elementary Principles in the Logical Syntax
of Experimental Support 2. The Ranking of Experimental Support 3. Problems
and Paradoxes about Experimental Support 4. Induction and Probability 5.
Some Non-Standard Uses of Induction 6. The Justifiability of Induction 7. A
Formalisation of Inductive Syntax. Glossary of Technical Terms