Combining Philosophers
Ideas for David Roochnik, John Searle and Samir Okasha
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment
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Not all sciences are experimental; astronomy relies on careful observation [Okasha]
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Randomised Control Trials have a treatment and a control group, chosen at random [Okasha]
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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The discoverers of Neptune didn't change their theory because of an anomaly [Okasha]
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Science mostly aims at confirming theories, rather than falsifying them [Okasha]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Theories with unobservables are underdetermined by the evidence [Okasha]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 5. Commensurability
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Two things can't be incompatible if they are incommensurable [Okasha]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Induction is inferences from examined to unexamined instances of a given kind [Okasha]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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If the rules only concern changes of belief, and not the starting point, absurd views can look ratiional [Okasha]
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