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Ideas for 'Syntagma', 'Contemporary theories of Knowledge (2nd)' and 'On the Natural Faculties'

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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

6352	Enumerative induction gives a universal judgement, while statistical induction gives a proportion [Pollock/Cruz]

14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem

6372	Since every tautology has a probability of 1, should we believe all tautologies? [Pollock/Cruz]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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We observe qualities, and use 'induction' to refer to the substances lying under them [Gassendi]

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

6360	Scientific confirmation is best viewed as inference to the best explanation [Pollock/Cruz]