Recent concerns with the evaluation of argumentation in informal logic and speech communication center around nondemonstrative arguments that lead to tentative or defeasible conclusions based on a balance of considerations. Such arguments do not appear to have structures of the …
Recent concerns with the evaluation of argumentation in informal logic and speech communication center around nondemonstrative arguments that lead to tentative or defeasible conclusions based on a balance of considerations. Such arguments do not appear to have structures of the …
Main description: How was the hypothetical character of theories of experiencethought about throughout the history of science? The essays cover periods from the middle ages to the 19th and 20th centuries. It is fascinating to see how natural scientists and philosophers were incr…
Die Aufsatzsammlung beschäftigt sich mit der Art und Weise, wie im Lauf der Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften über den hypothetischen Charakter von Erfahrungstheorien nachgedacht wurde. Der Bogen der behandelten Auffassungen spannt sich dabe. How was the hypothetical character…
"Science and Hypothesis is a classic text in history and philosophy of science. Widely popular since its original publication in 1902, this first new translation of the work in over a century features unpublished material missing from earlier editions. Addressing errors introduc…