Roles of Probability in Induction Inductive inference: the premises (background and evidence
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Induction , Rational Acceptance , and Minimally Inconsistent Sets
1. Introduction. The purpose of this paper is to present a theory of in-ductive inference and rational acceptance in scientific inquiry. A concept of relevant deduction is defined in which the truth of each and every premise of a deductive argument is essential to establishing the truth of the conclusion by deduction from the premises. This definition is based on the completely abstract notion ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2012