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subject index
Cosmology, its problems are those
of philosophy of science xviii; its
problems are those of
philosophy of science xxiii
Critical attitude, Criticism xix–xx,
22n, 28–9, 29, 30&n, 34n, 80n,
199n, 210–11, 279, 281, 410,
437–8, 465–6, 476, see also
Discussion; Rationalism
Crucial experiment see Experiment
Curves, dimensions of 123–4, 128n,
129, sections 39 & 40, 130–4,
394–6
Decidability or testability of
probability statements 127, 133,
138–9, 157n, section 65, 181–5,
191–5n, 196–7, 259&n–60,
428–35
Decisions or proposals for the
adoption of rules of methods
15–16, 28–9, 34, 90–3, 200, 245,
278; are indispensable with
section 9, 27–9, 437–8;
concerning acceptance of basic
statements 66, 67n, 86–7, 88,
90, 93; concerning acceptance of
a theory xxv–xxvi, 26, 32–3, 78,
90–1, 95–6, 437–8; concerning
aim of science 14–16, 27 section
9, 30–1, 32, 34, 41–2, 49–50, 59,
89, 250–1; concerning causal
explanations 39&n, 41, 200–1,
245, 245–6, 251n; concerning
corroboration 269, 414–15;
concerning demarcation of
science 15–16, 49–50, 55, 315;
concerning exclusion of ad hoc
hypothesis 131, 271&n–3;
concerning exclusion of
conventionalist stratagems 33,
41, 61, 62, 78; concerning
exclusion of metaphysics 32n;
concerning exclusion of
surreptitious changes 64;
concerning outcome of tests 9,
10, 33, 67n, 86, 87, 93, 267;
concerning preferability of
precision 107–10; concerning
preferability of simplicity 121,
126n, 128, 131; concerning
preferability of testability 33,
55–6, 62–3, 81, 90–1, 107,
108–10, 131, 246, 267, 276, 438;
concerning preferability of
universality 56, 107, 267, 273,
276; concerning primitive terms
54, 62; concerning probability
explanations 54, 183&n, 191&n,
192–3, 194&n, 196–7, 260;
conventional character of 14–15,
32–3, 38 section 11; to test our
hypotheses severely 32, 56, 246,
279–81, 315–16, 421–2, 432n,
437–8, 438; to try to clarify/
strengthen position before
criticizing it 258n, see also
Acceptability; Metaphysics,
positivists’ hatred of
Deduction, Deducibility xxiii, 9t,
section 12, 37–40, 41&n, 50–1,
55n, 59, 62, 64–5, 68, 71&n, 78,
80, 82&n, 86, 103–5&n, 108, 136,
149–50, 161, 173–4, 205, 273&n,
275, 276, 277&n, 389, 456&n;
generalized see Probability,
logical
Deductivism see Method,
deductivist view of
Definition xxiii, 34, 53–4, 63, 119,