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'No Understanding without Explanation', 'Some Puzzles of Ground' and 'Enquiry Conc Human Understanding'
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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 / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs
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Belief is stronger, clearer and steadier than imagination [Hume]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / b. Elements of beliefs
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Belief is just a particular feeling attached to ideas of objects [Hume]
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Belief can't be a concept plus an idea, or we could add the idea to fictions [Hume]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / d. Cause of beliefs
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'Natural beliefs' are unavoidable, whatever our judgements [Hume, by Strawson,G]
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Beliefs are built up by resemblance, contiguity and causation [Hume]
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