Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

legge di copertura

English translation:

covering law

Added to glossary by Constantinos Faridis (X)
Jan 7, 2011 12:31
13 yrs ago
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Italian term

legge di copertura

Italian to English Science Science (general)
The context is studies looking for a causal link between certain exposures and certain illnesses.
"la legge di copertura è fornita da evidenza scientifica complessiva, quindi i gruppi di lavoro X per quanto autorevoli rappresentano solo un parte delle competenze scientifiche." (an earlier section talks about how this working group is unable to give (dare) this "legge di copertura"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 covering law
3 principle of (this) causality
Change log

Jan 28, 2011 09:50: Constantinos Faridis (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

SJLD Jan 7, 2011:
I believe this has something to do with the notion of universal or statistical generalization.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/phil/logic3/ch17/general.htm

For a philosophical discourse, see Carl Hempel's work.
"Covering law" being the literal translation - but I'm not sure you want to use that - sounds rather esoteric.

Proposed translations

+1
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covering law

covering law model. A model of explanation associated especially with German logician Carl Gustav Hempel (1905-1997), who regarded it as adequate for all ...
www.philosophyprofessor.com/.../covering-law-model.php -

Covering Law Explanation. The logical-empiricist account of explanation. The explanandum, or the high probability of the explanandum, must be validly ...
www.davidchart.com/.../CLexplanation.html

The covering-law model has close affinities with David Hume's equation of causation with constant conjunction, and accordingly faces similar difficulties ...
science.jrank.org/.../covering-law-model.html
Peer comment(s):

agree James (Jim) Davis : Would seem to be this http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="legge di copertura" law...
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thanks James. Happy new year
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principle of (this) causality

Not sure how to put it in your text, but that's the concept.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Legge di copertura

La spiegazione di un evento particolare è un argomento deduttivo che deve essere valido affinché la conclusione dimostri il verificarsi dell’evento. La conclusione è detta explanandum o oxplicandum o oggetto della comprensione; le premesse, dette explanans –o meglio explanantia- o explicatum o base della spiegazione, devono contenere almeno una legge generale. Tale argomento deve essere necessario. Se tali condizioni sono soddisfatte possiamo dire che la spiegazione sussume il fatto da spiegarsi sotto quelle leggi; pertanto parliamo di un modello di legge di copertura.
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