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Ideas for 'works', 'The Scientific Image' and 'The Nature of Universals and Propositions'

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

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A good explanation totally rules out the opposite explanation (so Forms are required) [Plato, by Ruben]

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]