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On the Argument by Analogy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

P. R. Wilson
P. R. Wilson*
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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Abstract

Conditions are stated under which the “argument by analogy” is consistent with the principle of inverse probability. It is contended that the argument by analogy, in conjunction with a crucial test, has a legitimate place in scientific logic. As an example the astrophysical problem of solar granulation is discussed in detail and other examples are mentioned more briefly.

Type
Research Article
Information
Philosophy of Science , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 1964 , pp. 34 - 39
Copyright
Copyright © 1964 The Philosophy of Science Association

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