Excerpt from Logic: Inductive and Deductive; An Introduction to Scientific Method
My indebtedness to Jevons, Hyslop, Mill, and Bow ley will be obvious. I owe much to Aikins' Principles of Logic; his broader treatment of many topics and his chapters on Testimony, Averages, Statistics, etc., were very suggestive. Sidgwick's The Use of Words in Reasoning, Creighton's treatment of the Figures of the Syllogism in his Introduction to Logic, Hibben's use of the idea of system in his Logic and Cramer's The Method of Darwin, were also suggestive. I have tried to give credit in each case in which I am con scious of having borrowed.
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Excerpt from Logic: Inductive and Deductive; An Introduction to Scientific Method
This book is intended as a text-book and not at all as a contribution to logical theory. It aims to present in outline of scientific method as briefly and as concretely as possible. It is not designed to serve as an introduction to general philosophy. Its chief claim to novelty is in the arrangement of the subject matter. The traditional arrangement in which the deductive processes are presented first usually leaves with the student the impression that method is chiefly deduction, and that there is no very close connection between this and the rest of subject. The arrangement, which is here adopted, was selected on pedagogical grounds and not in the interests of any epistemological theory.
The justification for dogmatic statements on disputed points is also pedagogical. Argument on such points in a text-book usually fails to interest the student and often tends to make him think that the whole subject is in an uncertain state and mostly a matter of opinion. Some subjects are treated much more briefly than they deserve, but I wished to keep them in due proportion with the rest.
Fallacies are first discussed along with the processes with which they are connected, but they are all brought together in a later chapter. Many of the exercises are new, but I have also drawn freely from other textbooks.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a guide to scientific method, providing an outline of the processes used by scientists to acquire and organize knowledge. The author begins by explaining that scientific method is not simply a collection of techniques, but rather a way of thinking that is based on the assumption that the world is governed by natural laws. This assumption leads to the use of induction, deduction, and classification as tools for understanding the world. The author then discusses the different types of classification, and how they can be used to organize knowledge. He also discusses the importance of testing hypotheses, and how this process can help to ensure that scientific knowledge is reliable. This book is relevant to anyone who wants to understand how science works, and it is a valuable resource for students of all levels. It provides a clear and concise overview of the scientific method, and it is full of helpful examples and exercises. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330217658_0
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