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Ideas for 'Posthumous notes', 'Twilight of the Idols' and 'How to Define Theoretical Terms'

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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 8. Ramsey Sentences

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The Ramsey sentence of a theory says that it has at least one realisation [Lewis]

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A Ramsey sentence just asserts that a theory can be realised, without saying by what [Lewis]

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There is a method for defining new scientific terms just using the terms we already understand [Lewis]

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It is better to have one realisation of a theory than many - but it may not always be possible [Lewis]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / b. Rejecting explanation

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Any explanation will be accepted as true if it gives pleasure and a feeling of power [Nietzsche]