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A Paradox in Hempel's Criterion of Maximal Specificity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Roger M. Cooke*
Affiliation:
Technical University Delft

Abstract

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Discussion
Copyright
Copyright © 1981 by the Philosophy of Science Association

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References

Hempel, Carl (1968), “Maximal Specificity and Lawlikeness in Probabilistic Explanation”, Philosophy of Science 35: 116133.CrossRefGoogle Scholar