Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Socrates, Antiphon and Ludwig Wittgenstein

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

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The 'Tractatus' is instrumentalist about laws of nature [Wittgenstein, by Armstrong]

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

2941	Induction accepts the simplest law that fits our experiences [Wittgenstein]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Explanation and understanding are the same [Wittgenstein]

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Explanation gives understanding by revealing the full multiplicity of the thing [Wittgenstein]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations

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The modern worldview is based on the illusion that laws explain nature [Wittgenstein]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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A machine strikes us as being a rule of movement [Wittgenstein]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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If an explanation is good, the symbol is used properly in the future [Wittgenstein]