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Inference from Signs : Ancient Debates about the Nature of Evidence
by James Allen
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Original and penetrating, this book investigates of the notion of inference from signs, which played a central role in ancient philosophical and scientific method. It examines an important chapter in ancient epistemology: the debates about the nature of evidence and of the inferences based on it--or signs and sign-inferences as they were called in antiquity. As the first comprehensive treatment of this topic, it fills an important gap in the histories of science and philosophy.
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- ISBN-13: 9780198250944
- ISBN-10: 0198250940
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publish Date: August 2001
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.81 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.14 pounds
- Page Count: 292
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