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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Plato says sciences are unified around Forms; Aristotle says they're unified around substance [Aristotle, by Moravcsik]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science
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To accept a scientific theory, we only need to believe that it is empirically adequate [Fraassen]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Aristotelian explanations are facts, while modern explanations depend on human conceptions [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Aristotle regularly says that essential properties explain other significant properties [Aristotle, by Kung]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation
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Why should the true explanation be one of the few we have actually thought of? [Fraassen, by Bird]
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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]
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