Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Archimedes, Tim Maudlin and Kathrin Koslicki
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 2. Demonstration
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In demonstration, the explanatory order must mirror the causal order of the phenomena [Koslicki]
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In a demonstration the middle term explains, by being part of the definition [Koslicki]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Induction leaps into the unknown, but usually lands safely [Maudlin]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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A good explanation captures the real-world dependence among the phenomena [Koslicki]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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Laws should help explain the things they govern, or that manifest them [Maudlin]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Greek uses the same word for 'cause' and 'explanation' [Koslicki]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Discovering the Aristotelian essence of thunder will tell us why thunder occurs [Koslicki]
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