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Hempel and the Flagpole
A standard counterexample to Hempel’s Deductive-Nomological (D-N) model of explanation is the example of the flagpole and its shadow. In this example, it is shown that the DN model allows one to explain the height of a flagpole by reference to the length of its shadow (in conjunction with other background premises). Because this seems intuitively unacceptable as an explanation, this example is ...
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It is now commonly accepted that N. Goodman's predicate "grue" presents the theory of confirmation of C. G. Hempel (and other such theories) with grave difficulties. The precise nature and status of these "difficulties" has, however, never been made clear. In this paper it is argued that it is very unlikely that "grue" raises any formal difficulties for Hempel and appearances to the contrary ar...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft (A and B Series)
سال: 1920
ISSN: 0365-9488
DOI: 10.1002/cber.19200530841