Confirmation
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08/29/07
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Notes for Week 1
09/05/07
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Notes for Week 2
09/12/07
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Notes for Week 3
09/14/07
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Keynesian Logical and Probabilistic Notation
09/19/07
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Notes for Week 4
09/26/07
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Notes for Week 5
10/10/07
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Notes for Week 6
10/17/07
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Notes for Week 7
10/24/07
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Notes for Week 8
10/31/07
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Notes for Week 9
10/31/07
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Mathematica Notebook
on Carnap's early systems (click
here
for a pdf version). Uses
PrSAT
.
11/05/07
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Mathematica Notebook
on Carnap's later systems (click
here
for a pdf version). Uses
PrSAT
.
11/07/07
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Notes for Week 10
11/21/07
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Notes for Week 11
11/28/07
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Notes for Week 12
12/05/07
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Mathematica Notebook
on Nickerson's Wason models (click
here
for a pdf version). Uses
PrSAT
.
12/05/07
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Notes for Week 13
The Confirmation of Scientific Hypotheses
A modern overview by
Earman
and
Salmon
, from
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
Confirmation Theory
A modern Carnapian perspective on confirmation theory, by
Patrick Maher
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Confirmation & Induction
A recent encyclopedia entry by
Franz Huber
Confirmation Theory
Another recent survey by
Jim Hawthorne
Confirmation Theory
Course materials from a recent seminar taught by
Michael Strevens