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'Saundaranandakavya', 'A Conversation: what is it? What is it for?' and 'The Philosopher's Toolkit'
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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A proposition such as 'some swans are purple' cannot be falsified, only verified [Baggini /Fosl]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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The problem of induction is how to justify our belief in the uniformity of nature [Baggini /Fosl]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction
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How can an argument be good induction, but poor deduction? [Baggini /Fosl]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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Abduction aims at simplicity, testability, coherence and comprehensiveness [Baggini /Fosl]
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To see if an explanation is the best, it is necessary to investigate the alternative explanations [Baggini /Fosl]
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