On the role of explanatory and systematic power in scientific reasoning

DOI10.1007/S11229-015-0870-6zbMATH Open1357.03031OpenAlexW1675893121MaRDI QIDQ513892FDOQ513892

Peter Brössel

Publication date: 8 March 2017

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://philpapers.org/rec/BRSOTR-2

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Probability and inductive logic (03B48) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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Cited In (1)

• Confirmation, Explanation, and Logical Strength

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