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Ideas for 'The Logic of Boundaryless Concepts', 'The Scientific Image' and 'The Question of Realism'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Grounding is an explanation of truth, and needs all the virtues of good explanations [Fine,K]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

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Ultimate explanations are in 'grounds', which account for other truths, which hold in virtue of the grounding [Fine,K]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation

6784	Why should the true explanation be one of the few we have actually thought of? [Fraassen, by Bird]

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

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An explanation is just descriptive information answering a particular question [Fraassen, by Salmon]