The Philosophy of Carl G. Hempel: Studies in Science, Explanation, and Rationality

Pt. I. Cognitive Significance. 1. On The Nature Of Mathematical Truth. 2. Geometry And Empirical Science. 3. Recent Problems Of Induction. 4. On The Structure Of Scientific Theories -- Pt. Ii. Explanation And Prediction. 5. Explanation And Prediction By Covering Laws. 6. Deductive-nomological Versus Statistical Explanation. 7. Maximal Specificity And Lawlikeness In Probabilistic Explanation. 8. Postscript 1976: More Recent Ideas On The Problem Of Statistical Explanation -- Pt. Iii. Scientific Theories. 9. Reduction: Ontological And Linguistic Facets. 10. Meaning To Theoretical Terms: A Critique Of The Standard Empiricist Construal. 11. On The Standard Conception Of Scientific Theories. Carl G. Hempel ; Edited By James H. Fetzer. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. A Bibliography Of Carl G. Hempel: P. 397-403.