Ideas from 'The Empirical Stance' by Bas C. van Fraassen [2002], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Empirical Stance' by Fraassen,Bas van [Yale 2002,0-300-10306-9]].
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
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Philosophy is a value- and attitude-driven enterprise
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics
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Is it likely that a successful, coherent, explanatory ontological hypothesis is true?
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis
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Analytic philosophy has an exceptional arsenal of critical tools
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
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We may end up with a huge theory of carefully constructed falsehoods
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation
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Inference to best explanation contains all sorts of hidden values
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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We accept many scientific theories without endorsing them as true
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