14 ideas
| 22361 | Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation [Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger] |
| 18278 | Kant showed that our perceptions are partly constructed from our concepts [Reichenbach] |
| 22179 | Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha] |
| 21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
| 6755 | For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird] |
| 17083 | The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel] |
| 13052 | Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon] |
| 8410 | A theory of causal relations yields an asymmetry which defines the direction of time [Reichenbach, by Salmon] |
| 14935 | The direction of time is grounded in the direction of causation [Reichenbach, by Ladyman/Ross] |
| 21277 | Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley] |
| 21275 | Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley] |
| 21276 | From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley] |
| 21357 | No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley] |
| 21278 | All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley] |