The Heuristic Account and the Periodic Table

Schindler, Samuel (2007) The Heuristic Account and the Periodic Table.

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Abstract

In this paper I criticise Worrall's heuristic account of use-novelty and his and Scerri's attempt (Worrall and Scerri 2001) to give support to this account by a case study of Mendeleev's periodic table.

Keywords:	novelty, use-novelty, prediction, heuristic account, periodic table
Subjects:	General Issues: Theory/Observation
ID Code:	3322
Deposited By:	Schindler, Samuel
Deposited On:	01 May 2007