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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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Smoking disposes towards cancer; smokers without cancer do not falsify this claim [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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If causation were necessary, the past would fix the future, and induction would be simple [Mumford/Anjum]
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The only full uniformities in nature occur from the essences of fundamental things [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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Nature is not completely uniform, and some regular causes sometimes fail to produce their effects [Mumford/Anjum]
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Induction aims at 'all Fs', but abduction aims at hidden or theoretical entities [Armstrong]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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Science suggests that the predicate 'grue' is not a genuine single universal [Armstrong]
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Unlike 'green', the 'grue' predicate involves a time and a change [Armstrong]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox
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The raven paradox has three disjuncts, confirmed by confirming any one of them [Armstrong]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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A good reason for something (the smoke) is not an explanation of it (the fire) [Armstrong]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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To explain observations by a regular law is to explain the observations by the observations [Armstrong]
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It is tempting to think that only entailment provides a full explanation [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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A structure won't give a causal explanation unless we know the powers of the structure [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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Best explanations explain the most by means of the least [Armstrong]
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