Scientific explanation

Cambridge University Press

1953

xi, 375 pages

Tarner lectures ; 1946

9780521043069

Introductory -- Scientific deductive systems and their representations -- The status of the theoretical terms of a science -- Models for scientific theories; their use and misuse -- Statistical hypotheses, probability statements and class-ratio arithmetic -- The meaning of probability statements within a scientific system -- The choice between statistical hypotheses -- The justification of induction -- Laws of nature and causality -- Causal and teleological explanation -- Explanation of scientific laws

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