Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 8Department of Archaeology, 1989 - Archaeology |
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Page 109
... empirical data and thus can only be falsified in terms of internal logical consistency , such as pure mathematical arguments . Second , there are deductive and retroductive arguments where the ' conclusions ' constitute empirical ...
... empirical data and thus can only be falsified in terms of internal logical consistency , such as pure mathematical arguments . Second , there are deductive and retroductive arguments where the ' conclusions ' constitute empirical ...
Page 110
... empirical generalisations does not constitute explanation in itself . Dunnell ( 1982 ) argues that there exists among archaeologists a confusion between empirical generalisations and theoretical laws . The former are statements that ...
... empirical generalisations does not constitute explanation in itself . Dunnell ( 1982 ) argues that there exists among archaeologists a confusion between empirical generalisations and theoretical laws . The former are statements that ...
Page 116
... empirical referents . Indeed , the problem here is that the discussions are informed by the authors ' suppositions about and impressions of the contemporary social world in which they live . Thus , their rejection of a concept of ...
... empirical referents . Indeed , the problem here is that the discussions are informed by the authors ' suppositions about and impressions of the contemporary social world in which they live . Thus , their rejection of a concept of ...
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