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Induction and deduction in the philosophy of science
a critical account since the Methodenstreit
pp. 1-15
Résumé
viewed scientific inquiry as a progression from observations to general principles and back to observation. He maintained that the scientist should induce explanatory principles from the phenomena to be explained, and then deduce statements about the phenomena from premisses which include these principles.1
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Stadler Friedrich (2004) Induction and deduction in the sciences. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 1-15
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2196-1_1
Citation complète:
Stadler Friedrich, 2004, Induction and deduction in the philosophy of science: a critical account since the Methodenstreit. In F. Stadler (ed.) Induction and deduction in the sciences (1-15). Dordrecht, Springer.