Propensity

Keyword: Propensity


Encyclopedia Article | Posted 18/12/2019
Niiniluoto, Ilkka: "Peirce on Statistical Explanation"

Carl G. Hempel’s classical papers in 1942 and 1948 formulated in precise terms the deductive-nomological (D-N) model of scientific explanation. After brief hints in these articles, Hempel started...

Explanation, Probable Inference, Propensity, Reference Class, Statistical Deduction, Truth-frequency
Encyclopedia Article | Posted 18/02/2015
Fetzer, James: "Peirce and Propensities"

Peirce introduced a conception of probabilities as “would-be’s” that are intensional, dispositional, directly related to the long run, and indirectly related to the single case. The most adquate...

Propensity, Probability, Frequency, Long Run, Short Run, Single Case, Quantum Mechanics, Evolutionary Biology, Cognitive Science