Scientific Knowledge: Causation, Explanation, and Corroboration
Author:   J.H. Fetzer
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Volume:   69
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9789027713360


Pages:   339
Publication Date:   31 December 1981
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Scientific Knowledge: Causation, Explanation, and Corroboration


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Author:   J.H. Fetzer
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Volume:   69
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9789027713360


ISBN 10:   9027713367
Pages:   339
Publication Date:   31 December 1981
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

I: Causation.- 1. The Knowledge Context Kzt.- 2. The Language Framework:L or L??.- 3. Syntax. Semantics, and Ontology.- II: Explanation.- 4. Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance.- 5. A Single Case Theory of Causal Explanation.- 6. The Dispositional Construction of Theories.- III: Corroboration.- 7. The Justification of Induction.- 8. Confirmation and Corroboration.- 9. Acceptance and Rejection Rules.- 10. Rationality and Fallibility.- References.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.

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'...an outstanding success within its genre ... no other approach is currently better positioned to attain Al's theoretical goals, to support its technological aims, or to secure its thorough justification as a genuine science.' Al Magazine


`...an outstanding success within its genre ... no other approach is currently better positioned to attain Al's theoretical goals, to support its technological aims, or to secure its thorough justification as a genuine science.' Al Magazine


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