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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

4958	Identities like 'heat is molecule motion' are necessary (in the highest degree), not contingent [Kripke]

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]