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Ideas for 'works', 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism' and 'The Problem of Knowledge'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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We only discard a hypothesis after one failure if it appears likely to keep on failing [Ayer]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science

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Science aims to explain things, not just describe them [Ellis]

14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction

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Induction passes from particular facts to other particulars, or to general laws, non-deductively [Ayer]