The Logic of Science as a Model-Oriented Logic

PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1984:177 - 185 (1984)
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Philosophers at least since Kant, with Larry Laudan being a recent example, have suggested that scientific inquiry be thought of as a problem-solving or question-answering activity. The logic of such a conception of scientific inquiry has not been studied systematically, however. This paper presents some of the main aspects of the logic on which such a conception of science is based. That logic is called in this paper model-oriented logic, and it is suggested that one can systematically study optimal questioning strategies with it.

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