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Peter Achinstein
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 56
Citations - 1758
Peter Achinstein is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Philosophy of science & Contemporary philosophy. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 55 publications receiving 1696 citations.
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The nature of explanation
TL;DR: In this paper, a new approach to scientific explanation is proposed, focusing initially on the explaining act itself, and from that act, a "product" emerges: an explanation, which can be evaluated in the sciences.
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The Book of Evidence
TL;DR: Achinstein this paper introduced four concepts of evidence, defined three of them by reference to "potential" evidence, and characterised the latter using a novel epistemic interpretation of probability.
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Concepts of Science: A Philosophical Analysis
TL;DR: Achinstein this paper analyzes such concepts as definitions, theories, and models, and contrasts his view with currently held positions that he finds inadequate, while the scientist works essentially with what he observes, with the measurable properties of nature, the philosopher is concerned to formulate the conceptual foundations of the scientific method.
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The Legacy of Logical Positivism
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Observation, experiment, and hypothesis in modern physical science
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss a range of issues pertaining to the testing of hypotheses in modern physics by observation and experiment, including the nature of the hypothetico-deductive method, the concept of observation and the validity of the theoretical-observation distinction, the probabilistic basis of confirmation, and the test of idealizations and approximations.