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The Deductive Model

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Scientific Progress

Part of the book series: Synthese Library ((SYLI,volume 153))

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As will be shown in this study, the Deductive Model constitutes the formal basis upon which both the logical empiricist and Popperian conceptions of science and scientific progress are built. It is here introduced in its most familiar form: as a model of explanation and prediction.

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Dilworth, C. (1981). The Deductive Model. In: Scientific Progress. Synthese Library, vol 153. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7655-0_2

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