[Revised entry by James Fetzer on July 7, 2022. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Carl G. Hempel (1905 – 1997) was the principal proponent of the “covering law” theory of explanation and the paradoxes of confirmation as basic elements of the theory of science. A master of philosophical methodology, Hempel pursued explications of initially vague Read More

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