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'Phenomenalism', 'No Understanding without Explanation' and 'Reply to Second Objections'
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
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Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens]
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We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens]
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Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito
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The Cogito is not a syllogism but a self-evident intuition [Descartes]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism
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Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer]
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