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Full Idea
Why should it be so important to distinguish between theories that are scientific and those that are not?
Gist of Idea
Why should it matter whether or not a theory is scientific?
Source
W.H. Newton-Smith (The Rationality of Science [1981], IV.3)
Book Ref
Newton-Smith,W.H.: 'The Rationality of Science' [RKP 1981], p.90