Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Kenelm Digby, Joan Kung and Francis Bacon
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment
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Science moves up and down between inventions of causes, and experiments [Bacon]
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Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science
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Science must clear away the idols of the mind if they are ever going to find the truth [Bacon]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 5. Commensurability
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Many different theories will fit the observed facts [Bacon]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Some peripheral properties are explained by essential ones, but don't themselves explain properties [Kung]
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Some non-essential properties may explain more than essential-but-peripheral ones do [Kung]
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