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Studies in Inductive Probability and Rational Expectation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978)
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Studies in Inductive Probability and Rational Expectation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978)
Series: Synthese Library, 123
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3 in philosophy, and therefore in metaphilosophy, cannot be based
on rules that avoid spending time on pseudo-problems. Of course,
this implies that, if one succeeds in demonstrating convincingly
the pseudo-character of a problem by giving its 'solution', the
time spent on it need not be seen as wasted. We conclude this
section with a brief statement of the criteria for concept
explication as they have been formulated in several places by
Carnap, Hempel and Stegmiiller. Hempel's account ( 13J, Chapter 1)
is still very adequate for a detailed introduction. The process of
explication starts with the identification of one or more vague
and, perhaps, ambiguous concepts, the so-called explicanda. Next,
one tries to disentangle the ambiguities. This, however, need not
be possible at once. Ultimately the explicanda are to be replaced
(not necessarily one by one) by certain counterparts, the so-called
explicata, which have to conform to four requirements. They have to
be as precise as possible and as simple as possible. In addition,
they have to be useful in the sense that they give rise to the
formulation of theories and the solution of problems. The three
requirements of preciseness, simplicity and usefulness. have of
course to be pursued in all concept formation.
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