Notes on Philosophy of Science
by Gary Hardegree
Publisher: UMass Amherst 2001
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Contents: Some Philosophical Distinctions; Theories - Initial Notes; Notes on Knowledge; Generic Size Theory; Numbers and Counting; Numeration Systems; Theory of Numbers; Arithmetic; Other Numbers; Infinite Sizes; Measurement; Additive Scales; Music Scales; Confirmation.
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