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'How the Laws of Physics Lie', 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics' and 'Confessions'
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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Probability supports Bayesianism better as degrees of belief than as ratios of frequencies [Colyvan]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Two main types of explanation are by causes, or by citing a theoretical framework [Cartwright,N]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / c. Explanations by coherence
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An explanation is a model that fits a theory and predicts the phenomenological laws [Cartwright,N]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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Laws get the facts wrong, and explanation rests on improvements and qualifications of laws [Cartwright,N]
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Laws apply to separate domains, but real explanations apply to intersecting domains [Cartwright,N]
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Covering-law explanation lets us explain storms by falling barometers [Cartwright,N]
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I disagree with the covering-law view that there is a law to cover every single case [Cartwright,N]
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You can't explain one quail's behaviour by just saying that all quails do it [Cartwright,N]
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Mathematics can reveal structural similarities in diverse systems [Colyvan]
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The covering law view assumes that each phenomenon has a 'right' explanation [Cartwright,N]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / f. Necessity in explanations
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Mathematics can show why some surprising events have to occur [Colyvan]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / m. Explanation by proof
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Proof by cases (by 'exhaustion') is said to be unexplanatory [Colyvan]
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Reductio proofs do not seem to be very explanatory [Colyvan]
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If inductive proofs hold because of the structure of natural numbers, they may explain theorems [Colyvan]
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Can a proof that no one understands (of the four-colour theorem) really be a proof? [Colyvan]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation
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In science, best explanations have regularly turned out to be false [Cartwright,N]
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