Notes on Introduction to Logic -- Phil A101

William Jamison - Instructor

Lecture 11:

 

CHAPTER 10 Scientific Method 441

 

10.1 The Hypothetico-Deductive Method 441

 

Exercises 443

 

10.2 Hypothetico-Deductive Method and Inductive Generalization 447

 

Exercises 449

 

10.3 Crucial Experiments 452

 

10.4 Scientific Method 459

 

Exercises 460

 

10.5 Causal Explanations 462

 

10.6 Kinds of Cause 463

 

Exercises 467

 

10.7 Mill's Method 474

 

Exercises 482

 

10.8 Replicability and Controls 489

 

Exercises 491

 

10.9 The Role of Logic in Science 501

 

Exercises 503

 

Summary 505

 

 

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