Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Immanuel Kant and Roy Bhaskar
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment
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An experiment is a deliberate version of what informal thinking does all the time [Fodor]
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We can deliberately cause ourselves to have true thoughts - hence the value of experiments [Fodor]
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Interrogation and experiment submit us to having beliefs caused [Fodor]
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Participation in an experiment requires agreement about what the outcome will mean [Fodor]
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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If a proposition implies any false consequences, then it is false [Kant]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Theories are links in the causal chain between the environment and our beliefs [Fodor]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction
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Science is the reduction of diverse forces and powers to a smaller number that explain them [Kant]
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