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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. xi*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xv*REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xvii*Chapter 1. Scepticism and Irrationalism, pg. 3*Chapter 2. Probabilism, pg. 39*Chapter 3. The Inductive Ascent, pg. 79*Chapter 4. The Optimum Aim for Science, pg. 123*Chapter 5. The Optimum Aim Elucidated, pg. 166*Chapter 6. Deductivism and Statistical Explanation, pg. 225*Chapter 7. The Empirical Basis, pg. 247*Chapter 8. Corroboration, pg. 279*Chapter 9. Epilogue, pg. 337*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 356*Index of Symbols, pg. 381*GENERAL INDEX, pg. 383

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691612188, 978-0691612188
      ISBN10: 0691612188
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      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. xi*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xv*REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xvii*Chapter 1. Scepticism and Irrationalism, pg. 3*Chapter 2. Probabilism, pg. 39*Chapter 3. The Inductive Ascent, pg. 79*Chapter 4. The Optimum Aim for Science, pg. 123*Chapter 5. The Optimum Aim Elucidated, pg. 166*Chapter 6. Deductivism and Statistical Explanation, pg. 225*Chapter 7. The Empirical Basis, pg. 247*Chapter 8. Corroboration, pg. 279*Chapter 9. Epilogue, pg. 337*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 356*Index of Symbols, pg. 381*GENERAL INDEX, pg. 383

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