Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Hecato, Machamer,P/Darden,L/Craver,C and Gilbert Harman
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation [Harman]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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Induction is an attempt to increase the coherence of our explanations [Harman]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it [Harman]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction
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All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication [Harman]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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The explanation is not the regularity, but the activity sustaining it [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / h. Explanations by function
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Functions are not properties of objects, they are activities contributing to mechanisms [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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Mechanisms are systems organised to produce regular change [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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A mechanism explains a phenomenon by showing how it was produced [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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Our account of mechanism combines both entities and activities [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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Descriptions of explanatory mechanisms have a bottom level, where going further is irrelevant [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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Mechanisms are not just push-pull systems [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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Best Explanation is the core notion of epistemology [Harman, by Smart]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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There are four types of bottom-level activities which will explain phenomena [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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