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Ideas for 'Meaning and the Moral Sciences', 'Abstract Objects' and 'Problems of Philosophy'

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

5391	Science aims to find uniformities to which (within the limits of experience) there are no exceptions [Russell]

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

5394	We can't prove induction from experience without begging the question [Russell]

5390	Chickens are not very good at induction, and are surprised when their feeder wrings their neck [Russell]

5392	It doesn't follow that because the future has always resembled the past, that it always will [Russell]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

5363	If the cat reappears in a new position, presumably it has passed through the intermediate positions [Russell]

5367	Belief in real objects makes our account of experience simpler and more systematic [Russell]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

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You can't decide which explanations are good if you don't attend to the interest-relative aspects [Putnam]