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The Raven Paradox
Introduced by Carl G. Hempel in 1945, the Raven Paradox presented challenges that inductive reasoning had with drawing general conclusions from specific occurrences. He instead sparked discussions to evaluate how scientific evidence is confirmed. This idea continues to shape the approach that is taken for scientific evaluations. -
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation
Published in April 1945, Hempel's work Studies in the Logic of Confirmation discusses issues with how empirical evidence supports scientific theories. Also introduced in this essay are the concepts of deductive and inductive explanations. This essay challenged many ideas and sparked further discussions on scientific methodology. -
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
Published in 1965, the Aspects of Scientific Explanation was a collection of essays in which Hempel discusses various science-related topics. Some of these topics include further explanation of the idea of the deductive-nomological model, how statistical laws can relate to scientific explanation, using probability theory to analyze uncertain events and many more. -
Philosophy of Natural Science
Carl Hempel's book Philosophy of Natural Science focuses on various methods, scientific laws, and the structure of scientific theories. This writing provided information on the different steps of the scientific method, along with an in-depth analysis of the Scientific Theory structure. -
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