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Logic and the Hypothetical-Deductive Method

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The main purpose of this paper is to examine the function of logic within scientific systems, and to indicate possible analogies between the epistemological nature of scientific hypotheses and that of the rules of logic.

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Klimovsky, G. (1984). Logic and the Hypothetical-Deductive Method. In: Garcia, J.J.E., Rabossi, E., Villanueva, E., Dascal, M. (eds) Philosophical Analysis in Latin America. Synthese Library, vol 172. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6375-7_5

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