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Evidence: proof of the existence and the behavior of objects or of the truth of statements. Evidence can be direct or indirect. See also theories, facts._____________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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Gerhard Schurz on Evidence - Dictionary of Arguments
I 93 Evidence/Schurz: is a very well secured sentence, ex actually observed (= actual) observation sentences. ((s) Schurz does not distinguish between observation and observation proposition and not between evidence (Beleg) and evidence proposition). In contrast: Hypothesis/Schurz: potential observation sentence (singular prediction). Observation sentence/(s): can only ever be singular. >Observation sentences, >Observation language, >Singular sentence._____________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. |
Schu I G. Schurz Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie Darmstadt 2006 |