PHIL 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Logical Consequence, Rudolf Carnap
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Make sure question is fully and clearly answered. Think about your own objection and for the counter objection think about what would carnap say as a reply to your objection. Even if your objection could be wrong, as long as you try and convince the reader and give good reason. Use stanford encyclopaedia of philosophy instead of wikipedia. Use some examples when your making a point. Two important rules with implications in logic: Conjecture (p): space time is curved by masses. Though deduction you get to the prediction q. Prediction (q): light will bend when passing near sun. Observation (not q): light did not bend to the extent predicted. From the observation we can say that the conjecture is false (not p) Observation 2 (q): light did bend to the extent predicted. From the second observation you can not make any inference so the conjecture has not yet shown to be false. A theory that survives a test is corroborated.
