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'Law and Causality', 'Scientific Essentialism' and 'The Central Questions of Philosophy'
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 8. Ramsey Sentences
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Mental terms can be replaced in a sentence by a variable and an existential quantifier [Ramsey]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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If events are unconnected, then induction cannot be solved [Ellis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / c. Explanations by coherence
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Good explanations unify [Ellis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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Explanations of particular events are not essentialist, as they don't reveal essential structures [Ellis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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To give essentialist explanations there have to be natural kinds [Ellis]
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