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To suppose X means to pretend to change one?s belief for the sake of the argument to include X. I examine the role of suppositional reasoning in the evaluation of purported scientific explanations of various sorts, based on Hempel and Oppenheim's deductive-nomological and inductive-statistical explanations. §§First, for each type of explanation, I present the suppositional reasoning conditions it must satisfy. Second, I argue that a specific decision making method (Isaac Levi's) should be used to determine how one is to change one's beliefs for the sake of the argument in each case. Third, I evaluate in detail whether purported explanations, both intuitively explanatory and intuitively non-explanatory satisfy (or do not satisfy) these conditions. Fourth, I show that the suppositional reasoning conditions for explanations, when evaluated correctly, systematically solve the many problems of the original Hempel-Oppenheim model of explanations.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities Philosophy

• Plný název: Suppositional Reasoning in Scientific Explanations
• Podnázev: The Role of "for the sake of the argument" Reasoning in Scientific Inquiry
• Autor: Avital Pilpel
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 104
• EAN: 9783836456227
• ISBN: 3836456222
• ID: 07047532
• Nakladatelství: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Hmotnost: 150 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 6 mm
• Datum vydání: 08. July 2008

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