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'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'The Rationality of Science' and 'Psychology from an empirical standpoint'
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
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Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]
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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
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The real problem of science is how to choose between possible explanations [Newton-Smith]
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We do not wish merely to predict, we also want to explain [Newton-Smith]
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For science to be rational, we must explain scientific change rationally [Newton-Smith]
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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism
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Positivists hold that theoretical terms change, but observation terms don't [Newton-Smith]
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Critics attack positivist division between theory and observation [Newton-Smith]
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