Approximative truth of fact-statements, laws, and theories

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1978 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Synthese, volume 38, pages 275-279 (issn: 0039-7857, eissn: 1573-0964,

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Authors: Krajewski, Wladyslaw;

doi: 10.1007/bf00486153

Approximative truth of fact-statements, laws, and theories

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The paper is a sketch of a conception of approximative truth (or verisimilitude). The concepts of relative error, and degree of inadequacy are introduced. By means of them the concept of truth-content of quantitative facts-statements, laws and theories is defined. Laws and theories accepted in science have a high truth-content, i.e. they are approximately true.

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Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations

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