Calculus of the Empirical Content of Propositions

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Articolo

rivista	RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA NEO-SCOLASTICA
fascicolo	RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA NEO-SCOLASTICA - 2022 - 2
titolo	Calculus of the Empirical Content of Propositions
Autore	Tianqun Pan
Editore	Vita e Pensiero
formato	Articolo \| Pdf
online da	07-2022
doi	10.26350/001050_000343
issn	0035-6247 (stampa) \| 1827-7926 (digitale)

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The value of the empirical content of a proposition denotes the amount of empirical content contained in the proposition. The paper presents a calculus system through which the value of empirical content of a compound proposition is computed given values of the empirical content of basic propositions and their conditional propositions. By specifying a minimal unit value for empirical content of basic proposition and a special value for empirical content of universal affirmative proposition, the paper explores the values of the empirical content of categorical propositions. The system is not probability-based. The calculus system as well as specifications provides a new perspective on the comparison of scientific theories. keywords Value of Empirical Content, Empirical Relevance, Basic Proposition, Categorical Proposition, Scientific Theory Biografia dell'autore Nanjing University, China. Email: tqpan@nju.edu.cn

Descrizione

The value of the empirical content of a proposition denotes the amount of empirical content contained in the proposition. The paper presents a calculus system through which the value of empirical content of a compound proposition is computed given values of the empirical content of basic propositions and their conditional propositions. By specifying a minimal unit value for empirical content of basic proposition and a special value for empirical content of universal affirmative proposition, the paper explores the values of the empirical content of categorical propositions. The system is not probability-based. The calculus system as well as specifications provides a new perspective on the comparison of scientific theories.