On the role of explanatory and systematic power in scientific reasoning

DOI10.1007/S11229-015-0870-6MaRDI QIDQ513892zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors 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

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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