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A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive: Being; A Connected View of the Principles, Vol. 2 of 2
The laws of the formation of character cannot be ascertained by observation and experiment .452 4. but must be studied deductively .... 456 5. The principles of Ethology are the axiomata media of mental science .. .. 458 6. Ethology characterized ... 461 CHAPTER VI. General Considerations on theS ocial Science. 1. A reS ocial Phenomena a subject of Science ?. 464 2. Of what nature theS ocial Science must be .. 466 CHAPTEE VII. Of the Chemical, orE xperimental, Method in theS ocial Science. 1. Characters of the mode of thinking which deduces political doctrines from specific experience .... 469 2. In theS ocial Science experiments are impossible .471 3. theM ethod of Difference inapplicable .. .472 4. and theM ethods of A greement, and of Concomitant Variations, inconclusive .. .. 474 5. The Method of Kesidues also inconclusive, and presupposes Deduction ....... 475 CHAPTEE VIII. Of the Geometrical, or Abstract Method. 1. Characters of this mode of thinking .... 479 2. Examples of the Geometrical Method .. .481 3. The interest-philosophy of theB entham School .. 482 CHAPTEE IX. Of the Physical, or Concrete Deductive Method. 1. The Direct and Inverse Deductive Methods .. .488 2. Difficulties of theD irect Deductive Method in theS ocial Science ....... 491 3. To what extent the different branches of sociological speculation can be studied apart. Political Economy characterized ....... 4. Political Ethology, or the science of national character 5. The Empirical Laws of theS ocial Science .6.
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About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been ma
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First published March 24, 2011
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April 6, 2016
Not as good as the first volume, this reads almost like a collection of additional thoughts by the impressive J.S. Mill.
Mill reveals here how close he is to Karl Popper in terms of using probability to determine the applicability of causal connections, only Mill lacks some of the mathematical sophistication with which to decide the limits.
The biggest impressive thought here is how Mill zeros in on the role of language in determining cuts of agency. The construction of what is to be considered and how it is to be considered, validated or verified is a tricky subject matter as including too much or too little of the phenomenon that has a causal connection is difficult to decide, especially if one cannot preform experiments to verify the limits of applicability... although Mill seems to believe that this is possible to do, even something as complex and difficult to suss out like the human mind.
He does believe that there is a singular verifiable view from which to understand agential relations, although he is unable to explain what that view is, or how one should find it given the multitude of differing points of view which would give rise to very different sets of criteria from which to construct causal connections.
Mill reveals here how close he is to Karl Popper in terms of using probability to determine the applicability of causal connections, only Mill lacks some of the mathematical sophistication with which to decide the limits.
The biggest impressive thought here is how Mill zeros in on the role of language in determining cuts of agency. The construction of what is to be considered and how it is to be considered, validated or verified is a tricky subject matter as including too much or too little of the phenomenon that has a causal connection is difficult to decide, especially if one cannot preform experiments to verify the limits of applicability... although Mill seems to believe that this is possible to do, even something as complex and difficult to suss out like the human mind.
He does believe that there is a singular verifiable view from which to understand agential relations, although he is unable to explain what that view is, or how one should find it given the multitude of differing points of view which would give rise to very different sets of criteria from which to construct causal connections.
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