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context of discovery: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of science

the distinction between how a scientific idea is arrived at and how it is logically justified, with only the latter treated as philosophy's task.

In philosophy of science, context of discovery refers to the distinction between how a scientific idea is arrived at and how it is logically justified, with only the latter treated as philosophy's task. This meaning comes from Reichenbach (1938) in Experience and prediction.[1]

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References

Reichenbach, H. (1938). Experience and prediction. The University of Chicago press. ISBN 9780226707471

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