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Ideas for 'From an Ontological Point of View', 'Mathematics and the Metaphysicians' and 'Aspects of Scientific Explanation'

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

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Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha]

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

7021	If the world is theory-dependent, the theories themselves can't be theory-dependent [Heil]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science

7026	Science is sometimes said to classify powers, neglecting qualities [Heil]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations

6755	For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird]

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The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon]

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

7060	One form of explanation is by decomposition [Heil]