Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Archimedes, Charles Sanders Peirce and Hilary Putnam

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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'Abduction' is beginning a hypothesis, particularly if it includes preference of one explanation over others [Peirce]

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Abduction involves original suggestions, and not just the testing involved in induction [Peirce]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

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You can't decide which explanations are good if you don't attend to the interest-relative aspects [Putnam]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / b. Rejecting explanation

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Men often answer inner 'whys' by treating unconscious instincts as if they were reasons [Peirce]