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| Verification (Confirmation): In science, a confirmation refers to empirical evidence or experimental results that support a hypothesis or theory, reinforcing its validity or accuracy. Anyway theories remain open to revision based on new evidence or observations. See also Theories, Hypotheses, Experiments, Method, Verification, Certainty._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Michael Esfeld on Verification (Confirmation) - Dictionary of Arguments
I 54 Confirmation holism leads to the semantic holism. Two Dogmas: two dogmas represents both. >Two Dogmas, >Holism, >Verification, >Review._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Es I M. Esfeld Holismus Frankfurt/M 2002 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27