What is the law of maximal specificity, relating to scientific explanation?

Subject: What is the law of maximal specificity, relating to scientific explanation?

Date: Mon Aug 28 09:01:58 2000
Posted by ben
Grade level: undergrad School: Bristol University
City: Bristol State/Province: No state entered. Country: uk
Area of science: Other
ID: 967467718.Ot

Message:


Relating to Gustav Hempel and Rudolph Carnaps work on scientific 
explanation I have failed to understand what maximal specificity is, and 
how it solves, or does not solve the ambiguities of stasistical 
nomological explanation.

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