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Ideas for 'Laches', 'Theaetetus' and 'Writing the Book of the World'

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

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A theory which doesn't fit nature is unexplanatory, even if it is true [Sider]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 8. Ramsey Sentences

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If I used Ramsey sentences to eliminate fundamentality from my theory, that would be a real loss [Sider]

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

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Two applications of 'grue' do not guarantee a similarity between two things [Sider]

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Problem predicates in induction don't reflect the structure of nature [Sider]

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

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Bayes produces weird results if the prior probabilities are bizarre [Sider]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation

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Explanations must cite generalisations [Sider]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

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If the ultimate explanation is a list of entities, no laws, patterns or mechanisms can be cited [Sider]