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Inquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery - Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999 edition
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Inquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery - Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers
Jaakko Hintikka
Is a genuine logic of scientific discovery possible? Using this new logic, Hintikka establishes a result that will undoubtedly be considered the fundamental theorem of all epistemology, viz., the virtual identity of optimal strategies of pure discovery with optimal deductive strategies.
290 pages, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 8, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9789048151394 |
| Publishers | Springer |
| Pages | 290 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 240 × 16 mm · 426 g |
| Language | English |
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