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The Principles of Science

The Principles of Science

by William Stanley Jevons

This work examines the methods of reasoning employed within the physical sciences to establish a framework for broader scientific inquiry. It identifies formal logic and the fundamental laws of thought as the necessary foundation for all inductive investigation and quantitative processes.

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English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1874
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
633
Format
A4 (210 × 297 mm)
Book type
Textbook
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Table of Contents

  1. Preface to the First Edition
  2. Preface to the Second Edition
  3. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
  4. CHAPTER II. TERMS.
  5. CHAPTER III. PROPOSITIONS.
  6. CHAPTER IV. DEDUCTIVE REASONING.
  7. CHAPTER V. DISJUNCTIVE PROPOSITIONS.
  8. CHAPTER VI. THE INDIRECT METHOD OF INFERENCE.
  9. CHAPTER VII. INDUCTION.
  10. CHAPTER VIII. PRINCIPLES OF NUMBER.
  11. CHAPTER IX. THE VARIETY OF NATURE, OR THE DOCTRINE OF COMBINATIONS AND PERMUTATIONS.
  12. CHAPTER X. THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY.
  13. CHAPTER XI. PHILOSOPHY OF INDUCTIVE INFERENCE.
  14. CHAPTER XII. THE INDUCTIVE OR INVERSE APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY.
  15. BOOK III. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT
  16. CHAPTER XIII. THE EXACT MEASUREMENT OF PHENOMENA.
  17. CHAPTER XIV. UNITS AND STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT.
  18. CHAPTER XV. ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE PHENOMENA.
  19. CHAPTER XVI. THE METHOD OF MEANS.
  20. CHAPTER XVII. THE LAW OF ERROR.
  21. BOOK IV. INDUCTIVE INVESTIGATION
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. OBSERVATION.
  23. CHAPTER XIX. EXPERIMENT.
  24. CHAPTER XX. METHOD OF VARIATIONS.
  25. CHAPTER XXI. THEORY OF APPROXIMATION.
  26. CHAPTER XXII. QUANTITATIVE INDUCTION.
  27. CHAPTER XXIII. THE USE OF HYPOTHESIS.
  28. CHAPTER XXIV. EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPLANATION, AND PREDICTION.
  29. CHAPTER XXV. ACCORDANCE OF QUANTITATIVE THEORIES.
  30. CHAPTER XXVI. CHARACTER OF THE EXPERIMENTALIST.
  31. BOOK V. GENERALISATION, ANALOGY, AND CLASSIFICATION.
  32. CHAPTER XXVII. GENERALISATION.
  33. CHAPTER XXVIII. ANALOGY.
  34. CHAPTER XXIX. EXCEPTIONAL PHENOMENA.
  35. CHAPTER XXX. CLASSIFICATION.
  36. BOOK VI
  37. CHAPTER XXXI. REFLECTIONS ON THE RESULTS AND LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
  38. By the Same Author
  39. Notes