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'Through the Looking Glass', 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation' and 'Getting Causes from Powers'
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 2. Demonstration
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In demonstration, the explanatory order must mirror the causal order of the phenomena [Koslicki]
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In a demonstration the middle term explains, by being part of the definition [Koslicki]
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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Smoking disposes towards cancer; smokers without cancer do not falsify this claim [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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If causation were necessary, the past would fix the future, and induction would be simple [Mumford/Anjum]
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The only full uniformities in nature occur from the essences of fundamental things [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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Nature is not completely uniform, and some regular causes sometimes fail to produce their effects [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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It is tempting to think that only entailment provides a full explanation [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Greek uses the same word for 'cause' and 'explanation' [Koslicki]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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A structure won't give a causal explanation unless we know the powers of the structure [Mumford/Anjum]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Discovering the Aristotelian essence of thunder will tell us why thunder occurs [Koslicki]
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