popper-logic-scientific-discovery

SUBJECT INDEX
Italicized page numbers indicate that the reference is of special importance. A
page number followed by ‘t’ indicates a page on which a term is discussed; ‘n’
stands for ‘note’.
Absolute, the 93n, see also
Uniqueness
Abstract, abstractness 443–4,
445–6, see also Generalization
Acceptability 32, 87, 107, 127, 131,
265–7, 403–4, 410–11, 432–4,
437–8, see also Appraisal; Belief;
Corroboration; Decisions,
concerning acceptance of
theory
Accidental discovery 33
Ad hoc hypothesis see Hypothesis
Addition theorem 223, 286–8
Adequacy 15–16, 34, 437–8, see also
Appraisal
Aesthetics 91–2, 122, 131, 449, 451
After-effect 152n, 165n, 169, 379;
absolute 161t, 163, 165, 166t, 167,
170, 172, 175, 177, 183, 293,
294n–5n, 296; in finite
sequences 291–2, 293–4&n; in
finite sequences, section 148–51t,
175, 294&n–295n; freedom from
151nt, 154–6, 200; in infinite
sequences, section 153–4, 161,
177n; invariant to certain
transformations 162, see also
Randomness; Selections,
insensitivity to; Sequences,
random
Agreement concerning the
outcome of a test 86, 89, see also
Decisions, concerning the
outcome of tests
Aim of Science see Decisions;
Fruitfulness; Science
All-and-some statements 184nt
All-or-nothing principle 363–4t