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Inquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery - Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers
Jaakko Hintikka
Is a genuine logic of scientific discovery possible? Using this new logic, Hintikka establishes a result that will undoubtedly be considered the fundamental theorem of all epistemology, viz., the virtual identity of optimal strategies of pure discovery with optimal deductive strategies.
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