Whewell, Necessity and The Inductive Sciences: A Philosophical-Systematic Survey

South African Journal of Philosophy 28 (4):333-358 (2009)
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In this paper Whewell’s concept of necessity is scrutinized and its historical development is outlined (ca. 1833-1860). Particular attention will be paid to how Whewell interpreted the laws of the inductive sciences as being necessary since the laws of nature are concretizations of the Fundamental Ideas which can be partially described by Axioms

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10.4314/sajpem.v28i4.52978

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Whewell’s tidal researches: scientific practice and philosophical methodology.Steffen Ducheyne - 2010 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 41 (1):26-40.

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Butts on Whewell's view of true causes.David B. Wilson - 1973 - Philosophy of Science 40 (1):121-124.

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