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Mill's Methods Logic.|mɪlz ˈmɛθədz|
The Methods of Agreement, of Difference, of Joint Agreement and Difference, of Residues, and of Concomitant Variations which form the five canons of inductive inquiry proposed by J. S. Mill (1806–73) for discovering, and establishing the validity of, causal relations between phenomena. Cf. method n. 2 c.
1896J. Welton Man. Logic II. v. v. 141 (caption) As Mill's Methods have obtained general currency they demand some examination. 1922W. E. Johnson Logic II. x. 217, I hold..that Mill's methods can and should be exhibited as strictly formal. 1942D. Runes Dict. Philos. (1944) 197/2 Mill's methods, inductive methods formulated by John Stuart Mill for the discovery of causal relations between phenomena. 1953S. E. Toulmin Philos. of Sci. i. 9 The accumulation of confirming instances, Mill's Methods and the probability-calculus: such things form the staple of most expositions. 1965P. Caws Philos. of Sci. xxxiii. 251 Mill's methods..are an elegant recipe for detecting the constant conjunctions of which Hume speaks. 1973H. C. Byerly Primer of Logic v. xiii. 423 (heading) Mill's methods for discovering causes: agreement and difference. |