Ceteris ParibusLaws: A Naturalistic Account
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Ceteris Paribus - Laws : A Naturalistic Account
An otherwise law-like generalisation hedged by a ceteris paribus (CP) clause qualifies as a law of nature, if the CP clause can be substituted with a set of conditions derived from the multivariate regression model used to interpret the empirical data in support of the generalisation. Three studies in human biology that use regression analysis are surveyed, showing that standard objections to c...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0269-8595,1469-9281
DOI: 10.1080/02698595.2014.932527