The Probability of Induction
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The Probability of Induction is a seminal essay by Charles Sanders Peirce that analyzes how probabilistic reasoning can justify inductive inference in scientific inquiry.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Probability of Induction Context triple: [Illustrations of the Logic of Science, hasPart, The Probability of Induction]
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essays on probability and induction
"Essays on Probability and Induction" is a collection of philosophical papers by Carl G. Hempel that explores the logical and methodological foundations of probabilistic reasoning and inductive inference in science.
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Studies in the Logic of Confirmation
"Studies in the Logic of Confirmation" is a seminal philosophical paper by Carl Gustav Hempel that analyzes how empirical evidence supports scientific hypotheses and introduces influential paradoxes about confirmation.
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Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
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D.
Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
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E.
A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Probability of Induction Target entity description: The Probability of Induction is a seminal essay by Charles Sanders Peirce that analyzes how probabilistic reasoning can justify inductive inference in scientific inquiry.
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A.
essays on probability and induction
"Essays on Probability and Induction" is a collection of philosophical papers by Carl G. Hempel that explores the logical and methodological foundations of probabilistic reasoning and inductive inference in science.
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B.
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation
"Studies in the Logic of Confirmation" is a seminal philosophical paper by Carl Gustav Hempel that analyzes how empirical evidence supports scientific hypotheses and introduces influential paradoxes about confirmation.
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C.
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
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D.
Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
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E.
A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
- F. None of above. chosen
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