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Popper’s qualitative theory of verisimilitude
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MILLER, D. as mentioned in this paper, P. POPPER, K. R. R., and K. TICHe, P. R.'s Qualitative Theory of Verisimilitude, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 25, pp. 155-160.Abstract:
MILLER, D. [1974]: 'Popper's Qualitative Theory of Verisimilitude' British fournalfor the Philosophy of Science, 25, pp. 166-177. POPPER, K. R. [1963]: Conjectures and Refutations. POPPER, K. R. [1966]: 'A Theorem on Truth-Content' in P. Feyerabend and G. Maxwell (eds.): Mind, Matter and Method, Essays in Philosophy and Science in Honor of Herbert Feigl, pp. 343-53. POPPER, K. R. [1972]: Objective Knowledge. TICHe, P. [1974]: 'On Popper's Definitions of Verisimilitude', British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 25, pp. 155-160.read more
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