Principles Scientifiques, Principes Philosophiques

A principle is a starting point of departure as well as a rule. In science principles are either alleged evident rules or generalizations of already accepted laws, or formal determinations for objects in a given domain. Thus two problems arise: first, does their nature have a conventional character?...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilles-Gaston Granger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 1999-06-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/18258/17130