Induction, Confirmation and Explanation |
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A's are B's accept account of confirmation antecedent argument assumptions believe biconditional bleen body of theory Carnap causal causal explanation cause-effect explanation chromium cited claim cohesive composition conclusions conditions which explain confirms H consequence condition deductive disconfirms discussion electrical conductors emerald endorse entailed entrenchment evidence explanatory fact factual follows Fred Dretske Frizbee Goodman gravitational green grue hence hyperpopulation hypothesis inductive inference inductive situation instances justificatory justify kind lawlike length n-confirmation non-black things non-raven notion Ø-ness observation report particular Pasli period f(L pieces of iron pieces of metal population predicates probability problem of induction project predicates projectable propensity raven paradox ravens are black reasonable relationship rule rule of inference sample satisfied sense sequence set of conditions simple harmonic oscillator simple pendulum something's being subject statement statistical explanation statistical syllogism sufficient suppose supreme premiss swan taxonomy tion torque untrunched well-entrenched X-generic equivalent X-specific