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Ideas for 'Ways of Worldmaking', 'Neutral Relations' and 'The Periodic Table'

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

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If a theory can be fudged, so can observations [Scerri]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 3. Instrumentalism

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Users of digital thermometers recognise no temperatures in the gaps [Goodman]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 4. Paradigm

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The periodic system is the big counterexample to Kuhn's theory of revolutionary science [Scerri]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 5. Commensurability

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We lack frames of reference to transform physics, biology and psychology into one another [Goodman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem

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Grue and green won't be in the same world, as that would block induction entirely [Goodman]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Scientists eventually seek underlying explanations for every pattern [Scerri]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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The periodic table suggests accommodation to facts rates above prediction [Scerri]