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Ideas for 'The Elm and the Expert', 'Eudemian Ethics' and 'Contemporary theories of Knowledge (2nd)'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

2461	An experiment is a deliberate version of what informal thinking does all the time [Fodor]

2454	We can deliberately cause ourselves to have true thoughts - hence the value of experiments [Fodor]

2455	Interrogation and experiment submit us to having beliefs caused [Fodor]

2460	Participation in an experiment requires agreement about what the outcome will mean [Fodor]

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

2458	Theories are links in the causal chain between the environment and our beliefs [Fodor]

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

6352	Enumerative induction gives a universal judgement, while statistical induction gives a proportion [Pollock/Cruz]

14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem

6372	Since every tautology has a probability of 1, should we believe all tautologies? [Pollock/Cruz]

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

6360	Scientific confirmation is best viewed as inference to the best explanation [Pollock/Cruz]