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'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Language,Truth and Logic' and 'Doing Without Concepts'
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Vertical arguments say eliminate a term if it picks out different natural kinds in different theories [Machery]
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Horizontal arguments say eliminate a term if it fails to pick out a natural kind [Machery]
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If a term doesn't pick out a kind, keeping it may block improvements in classification [Machery]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Psychologists use 'induction' as generalising a property from one category to another [Machery]
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'Ampliative' induction infers that all members of a category have a feature found in some of them [Machery]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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The induction problem is to prove generalisations about the future based on the past [Ayer]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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We can't use the uniformity of nature to prove induction, as that would be circular [Ayer]
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