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The Function of General Laws in History
After reading numerous pages and websites, I've concluded that one of Hempel's main points in The Function of General Laws in History is that if an event has happened in the past, it will probably happen again.
In science, we link several types of occurrences as a pattern, explanation, and forecasts with a few remarks on cause and effect. -
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation
"Whenever observational data and evidence speak in favor of, or support, scientific theories or everyday hypotheses, the latter are said to be confirmed by the former." For me, a more toned-down version of this is that if anything tends to steer you in the direction of an answer again, it's definitely the right one. If you can figure out a way to come up with a different solution, you can break this down and start back from the beginning. -
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
The premises of a scientific explanation of a fact are appropriate initial conditions and scientific rules, and the conclusion is a statement that explains the event we want to explain. An explanation must be accurate in order to be accepted. -
The Philosophy of Natural Science
Due to the fact that scientific experiments are carried out by humans and that observations are based on personal opinions, we are unable to produce scientific knowledge. Modern physics states that it is difficult to distinguish between the observer and the data; if this is the case, it is also impossible to get the objectivity necessary for knowledge.