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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Plato says sciences are unified around Forms; Aristotle says they're unified around substance [Aristotle, by Moravcsik]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism
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If you changed one of Newton's concepts you would destroy his whole system [Heisenberg on Newton]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Science deduces propositions from phenomena, and generalises them by induction [Newton]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Aristotelian explanations are facts, while modern explanations depend on human conceptions [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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We should admit only enough causes to explain a phenomenon, and no more [Newton]
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Natural effects of the same kind should be assumed to have the same causes [Newton]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Aristotle regularly says that essential properties explain other significant properties [Aristotle, by Kung]
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From the phenomena, I can't deduce the reason for the properties of gravity [Newton]
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