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Ideas for 'later work', 'The Periodic Table' and 'Rationality'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

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If a theory can be fudged, so can observations [Scerri]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 4. Paradigm

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The periodic system is the big counterexample to Kuhn's theory of revolutionary science [Scerri]

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

6955	Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation [Harman]

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

6952	Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it [Harman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction

6953	All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication [Harman]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Scientists eventually seek underlying explanations for every pattern [Scerri]

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

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The periodic table suggests accommodation to facts rates above prediction [Scerri]