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'Externalism', 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' and 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation'
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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 / B. Scientific Theories / 3. Instrumentalism
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The 'Tractatus' is instrumentalist about laws of nature [Wittgenstein, by Armstrong]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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Induction accepts the simplest law that fits our experiences [Wittgenstein]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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The modern worldview is based on the illusion that laws explain nature [Wittgenstein]
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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 / 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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