Explication of Inductive Probability
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Inductive probability is the logical concept of probability in ordinary language. It is vague but it can be explicated by defining a clear and precise concept that can serve some of the same purposes. This paper presents a general method for doing such an explication and then a particular explication due to Carnap. Common criticisms of Carnap’s inductive logic are examined; it is shown that most of them are spurious and the others are not fundamental.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. Philosophical Logic
دوره 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010