Hempel's raven paradox

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:paradox
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:paradox_of_confirmation
gptkbp:category paradoxes of confirmation
philosophical problems of evidence
gptkbp:concerns confirmation theory
inductive logic
gptkbp:describes problem of evidence for universal statements
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Karl_Popper
gptkb:Nelson_Goodman
gptkbp:example All ravens are black
gptkbp:field gptkb:logic
philosophy of science
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Carl_Gustav_Hempel
1940s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hempel's raven paradox
gptkbp:influenced philosophy of science debates
gptkbp:paradoxicalImplication Observation of a non-black non-raven confirms 'All ravens are black'
gptkbp:publishedIn A purely syntactical definition of confirmation
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Nicod's_criterion
problem of induction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Hempel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5