The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History, Volume 2

John W. Parker, West Strand, 1847 - 679 pages

OF THE EXPLICATION OF CONCEPTIONS	5

Use of Hypotheses Art 6 Discoveries made by Guesses 7 Which must be compared with Facts	7

Hypotheses are suspected	8

Hypotheses may be useful though inaccurate	9

Tests of Hypotheses 10 True Hypotheses foretel Phenomena	10

Even of different kinds Consilience of Inductions	11

True Theories tend to Simplicity	12

Connexion of the last Tests	13

8	305

CHAP XV	308

FURTHER ADVANCE OF THE SENSATIONAL SCHOOL	320

BOOK XIII	334

CHAP II	337

Knowledge of Laws of Phenomena 2 Formal and Physical Sciences 3 Causes in Astronomy 4 Different Mechanical Causes in other Sciences 5 Chemi...	338

OF METHODS OF ACQUIRING CLEAR SCIENTIFIC	358

Its Lessons	369

The Method of Least Squares	14

CHAP IX	21

OF FACTS AS THE MATERIALS OF SCIENCE	26

OF THE COLLIGATION OF FACTS	36

OF THE LOGIC OF INDUCTION	74

Steps of Generalization 2 May be expressed by Tables 3 Which exhibit Inductive Steps 4 And the Consilience of Inductions 5 And the tendency to Si...	77

INDUCTIVE TABLE OF ASTRONOMY	78

13 But a new view is introduced 14 Formula of Inductive Logic	87

May refer to Definition 16 Formula inadequate 17 Deductive Connexion of Steps 18 Relation of Deductive and Inductive Reasoning 19 The Criterio...	93

Theory and Fact	94

Higher and Lower Generalizations CHAP VII OF LAWS OF PHENOMENA AND OF CAUSES	95

CHAP II	122

Relative to the Composition and Inflexion	129

THE LATER GREEKS	134

THE SCHOOLMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES	141

THE INNOVATORS OF THE MIDDLE AGES	155

THE REVIVAL OF PLATONISM	174

THE THEORETICAL REFORMERS OF SCIENCE	189

THE PRACTICAL REFORMERS OF SCIENCE	203

CHAP X	214

FRANCIS BACON	226

Art 1	246

FROM BACON TO NEWTON	252

NEWTON	274

Importance of Language	300

OF METHODS OF ACQUIRING CLEAR SCIENTIFIC IDEAS	374

ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS OF INDUCTION	380

GENERAL RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF	389

for Quantity	390

for Quantity	392

SPECIAL METHODS OF INDUCTION APPLICABLE	395

METHODS OF INDUCTION DEPENDING ON RESEMBLANCE	412

OF THE APPLICATION OF INDUCTIVE TRUTHS	425

OF THE INDUCTION OF CAUSES	431

Induction of Ulterior Causes	434

APHORISMS CONCERNING IDEAS Aph ICXIII	440

APHORISMS CONCERNING IDEAS Aph ICXIII	443

APHORISMS CONCERNING SCIENCE Aph ILVI	466

OF CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENTIFIC INDUC	469

APHORISMS CONCERNING THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE	479

The Method of Gradation	480

Relative to the Modern Period	492

Aphorisms III IV V VI VII relative to the Application	501

ON THE NATURE OF THE TRUTH OF THE LAWS	571

ESSAY II	595

Invention a part of Induction	616

ESSAY III	624

ESSAY IV	634

ESSAY V	647

THE INDUCTIVE SCIENCES	669

Title	The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History, Volume 2 The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History, William Whewell
Author	William Whewell
Publisher	John W. Parker, West Strand, 1847
Length	679 pages

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