Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Herodotus, Laurence Bonjour and Hilary Putnam

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

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Most predictions are uninteresting, and are only sought in order to confirm a theory [Putnam]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 5. Anomalies

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Anomalies challenge the claim that the basic explanations are actually basic [Bonjour]

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

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Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 3. Instrumentalism

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Naïve operationalism would have meanings change every time the tests change [Putnam]

14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction

3709	Induction must go beyond the evidence, in order to explain why the evidence occurred [Bonjour]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

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You can't decide which explanations are good if you don't attend to the interest-relative aspects [Putnam]