Imprecision and explanation

Philosophy of Science 34 (1):1-9 (1967)
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The paper, analyses the role of measurable concepts in deductive explanation. It is shown that such concepts are, although imprecise in a defined sense, exact in that neutral candidates to them do not arise. An analysis is given of the way in which imprecision is related to generalisation, and it is shown how imprecise concepts are incorporated in testable deductive explanations

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Hugh Mellor
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Proofs and refutations (I).Imre Lakatos - 1963 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 14 (53):1-25.
A theory of measurement.Herbert Dingle - 1950 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 1 (1):5-26.
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