Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Benjamin Lee Whorf and Bas C. van Fraassen

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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science

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To accept a scientific theory, we only need to believe that it is empirically adequate [Fraassen]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 4. Paradigm

3917	Scientific thought is essentially a specialised part of Indo-European languages [Whorf]