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Deductivism — A philosophy that holds that scientific inquiry proceeds by formulating a hypothesis in a form that could conceivably be falsified by a test on observable data … Mini philosophy glossary
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Will to believe doctrine — The Will to Believe is the title of William James s classic lecture (published in 1897) defending the adoption of beliefs as hypotheses and self fulfilling prophecies even without prior evidence of their truth. James idea that people have a right … Wikipedia
mathematics, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy concerned with the epistemology and ontology of mathematics. Early in the 20th century, three main schools of thought called logicism, formalism, and intuitionism arose to account for and resolve the crisis in the foundations … Universalium
science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… … Universalium
Philosophy of mathematics — The philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies the philosophical assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics. The aim of the philosophy of mathematics is to provide an account of the nature and methodology of … Wikipedia
David Stove — Full name David Stove Born September 15, 1927(1927 09 15) Died June 2, 1994(1994 06 02) (aged 66) Era 20th century philosophy Region … Wikipedia
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History of scientific method — The history of scientific method is inseparable from the history of science itself. The development and elaboration of rules for scientific reasoning and investigation has not been straightforward; scientific method has been the subject of… … Wikipedia
Colin Howson — Professor Colin Howson (born 1945) is a British philosopher who is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he joined the faculty on July 1, 2008.[1] Previously, he was Professor of Logic at the London School of Economics. He … Wikipedia
