Aspects of Scientific Explanation
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Aspects of Scientific Explanation is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that systematically analyzes the structure and logic of scientific explanations, especially through the deductive-nomological model.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aspects of Scientific Explanation Context triple: [Carl Hempel, notableWork, Aspects of Scientific Explanation]
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Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account
"Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account" is a foundational work in analytic philosophy that systematically examines the logical structure, methods, and conceptual foundations of the natural sciences.
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
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The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge
The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge is a 1940 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that defends logical empiricism by critically examining sense-data theories and the justification of empirical beliefs.
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Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aspects of Scientific Explanation Target entity description: Aspects of Scientific Explanation is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that systematically analyzes the structure and logic of scientific explanations, especially through the deductive-nomological model.
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A.
Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account
"Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account" is a foundational work in analytic philosophy that systematically examines the logical structure, methods, and conceptual foundations of the natural sciences.
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B.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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C.
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
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D.
The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge
The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge is a 1940 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that defends logical empiricism by critically examining sense-data theories and the justification of empirical beliefs.
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E.
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work in philosophy of science ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
explanation vs prediction
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logical structure of scientific theories ⓘ probabilistic explanation ⓘ problem of confirmation ⓘ role of laws in explanation ⓘ |
| author |
Carl G. Hempel
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linked to:
Carl Hempel
Carl Gustav Hempel ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Hempel
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
deductive-nomological model of explanation
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linked to:
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
inductive-statistical model of explanation ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic book
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on probability and induction
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“Aspects of Scientific Explanation” (essay) ⓘ
linked to:
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
“Studies in the Logic of Confirmation” ⓘ
linked to:
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation
“The Function of General Laws in History” ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bas C. van Fraassen
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linked to:
Bas van Fraassen
James Woodward ⓘ Peter Railton ⓘ Wesley C. Salmon ⓘ philosophy of scientific explanation in the 20th century ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic statement of the covering-law model
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seminal work in philosophy of science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
confirmation theory
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covering-law model ⓘ deductive-nomological model ⓘ inductive-statistical model ⓘ laws of nature ⓘ logical empiricism ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ probability and explanation ⓘ scientific explanation ⓘ theory of explanation ⓘ |
| proposes | covering-law account of explanation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Press ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers of science
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scientists interested in methodology ⓘ students of philosophy of science ⓘ |
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