Implies here is a logical notion, though just which one, and what the options are, depends on what background logic is assumed.
It involves a research background, a logical mind, excellent communication skills, an ability to absorb, assimilate, and redirect information and to think strategically.
The background of logical empiricism described so far has been confined to the academic world, but events outside that domain shaped the movement as well.
Traditional discussions of theory-ladenness, like those of Kuhn, were conducted against the background of the logical positivists' distinction between theoretical and observational language.
However, here we shall go along with the simplifications afforded by the assumption of a classic logical background (with descriptive terms treated à la Russell).
As might be expected, given this background, the Mohists' logical investigations focus on analogical reasoning, and indeed they tend to treat all argumentation as fundamentally analogical in nature.
Feminist empiricists conclude that, given the scope for choice in background assumptions, no logical or methodological principle categorically forbids scientists from selecting their background assumptions on account of their fit with social and political values, or indeed any other preference or interest.
"Still, to most people, the idea of something like a universal background check sounds logical, and it therefore has public support," he conceded.
In accordance with this view, we propose a novel approach to merging which exploits extra-logical background information about the semantic relatedness of atomic propositions.
A bit anomalous, perhaps, but given the amount of northern European metalwork here -- most notably a cache of heavily jeweled, ninth-century Frankish disc brooches from Morgan -- they provide logical historical background and a sense of the local cultures with which Byzantine influences interacted.
