Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at conjectural.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Conjectural.

Examples

  • Conjectural dates for the kings of Gwynedd bold text indicates documented dates, plain text indicates my conjecture:

    Chronology of the Kings of Gwynedd in the seventh century Carla 2009

  • Conjectural history is certainly not pure guesswork.

    Scottish Philosophy in the 18th Century Broadie, Alexander 2009

  • Conjectural dates for the kings of Gwynedd bold text indicates documented dates, plain text indicates my conjecture:

    Archive 2009-04-01 Carla 2009

  • Conjectural topics are reserved for my closet and pillow.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • Conjectural criticism, the subject of her dissertation, is the attempt to reconstruct what an object once was or predict what it might be in the future.

    Introduction 2003

  • Conjectural reconstructions of putative originals have a long history as a respectable editorial and archaeological enterprise, though the results have often been controversial.

    Introduction 2003

  • Conjectural criticism demands more than humanity possesses, and he that exercises it with most praise has very frequent need of indulgence.

    Preface to Shakespeare 2004

  • Far from ducking this question I answer it, as Popper does, in the obvious way ( "Conjectural Knowledge," pp. 22-25): scientists test their hypotheses in order to detect falsehoods, and so to eliminate as contenders for the truth those hypotheses that are false.

    The Karl Popper Problem Miller, David 1983

  • It is therefore not easy to see what criticism it is of falsificationism that "it fails to do something that it has no plan or purpose to do: to justify its own success" ( "Conjectural Knowledge," p. 44).

    The Karl Popper Problem Miller, David 1983

  • In my contribution "Conjectural Knowledge: Popper's Solution of the Problem of Induction" to In Pursuit of Truth, the Popper Festschrift edited by Levinson, I argue that actually they are good for nothing at all (pp. 20-22, 42-44).

    The Karl Popper Problem Miller, David 1983

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.