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'works', 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' and 'Structure of Scientific Revolutions (2nd ed)'
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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Most theories are continually falsified [Kuhn, by Kitcher]
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Kuhn's scientists don't aim to falsifying their paradigm, because that is what they rely on [Kuhn, by Gorham]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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The building blocks contain the whole contents of a discipline [Frege]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 4. Paradigm
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Switching scientific paradigms is a conversion experience [Kuhn]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 5. Commensurability
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Kuhn has a description theory of reference, so the reference of 'electron' changes with the descriptions [Rowlands on Kuhn]
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Incommensurability assumes concepts get their meaning from within the theory [Kuhn, by Okasha]
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Galileo's notions can't be 'incommensurable' if we can fully describe them [Putnam on Kuhn]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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Abduction could have true data and a false conclusion, and may include data not originally mentioned [Rey]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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It's not at all clear that explanation needs to stop anywhere [Rey]
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