Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Jonathan Kvanvig and Rudolph Carnap
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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 / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Carnap tried to define all scientific predicates in terms of primitive relations, using type theory [Carnap, by Button]
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Theories are links in the causal chain between the environment and our beliefs [Fodor]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 3. Instrumentalism
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All linguistic forms in science are merely judged by their efficiency as instruments [Carnap]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Good explications are exact, fruitful, simple and similar to the explicandum [Carnap, by Salmon]
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