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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Scientific Image' 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]

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

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To accept a scientific theory, we only need to believe that it is empirically adequate [Fraassen]

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]

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]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation

6784	Why should the true explanation be one of the few we have actually thought of? [Fraassen, by Bird]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

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An explanation is just descriptive information answering a particular question [Fraassen, by Salmon]