Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Friedrich Nietzsche and Michael Smith

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

7139	Explanation is just showing the succession of things ever more clearly [Nietzsche]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

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If we find a hypothesis that explains many things, we conclude that it explains everything [Nietzsche]

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

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Any explanation will be accepted as true if it gives pleasure and a feeling of power [Nietzsche]