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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 / 2. Aim of Science
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A theory which doesn't fit nature is unexplanatory, even if it is true [Sider]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 8. Ramsey Sentences
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If I used Ramsey sentences to eliminate fundamentality from my theory, that would be a real loss [Sider]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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Problem predicates in induction don't reflect the structure of nature [Sider]
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Two applications of 'grue' do not guarantee a similarity between two things [Sider]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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Bayes produces weird results if the prior probabilities are bizarre [Sider]
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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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Explanations must cite generalisations [Sider]
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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 / 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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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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If the ultimate explanation is a list of entities, no laws, patterns or mechanisms can be cited [Sider]
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