Combining Philosophers

Ideas for William James, Paolo Mancosu and P. Johnson-Laird

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

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Theories are practical tools for progress, not answers to enigmas [James]

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

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True thoughts are just valuable instruments of action [James]

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Pragmatism says all theories are instrumental - that is, mental modes of adaptation to reality [James]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 7. Scientific Models

3214	The models we use in reasoning may be more like perceptions than like language [Johnson-Laird]