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'Isagoge ('Introduction')', 'The Sentiment of Rationality' and 'Dispositions'
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 1. Observation
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Scientific genius extracts more than other people from the same evidence [James]
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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Experimenters assume the theory is true, and stick to it as long as result don't disappoint [James]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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We can't know if the laws of nature are stable, but we must postulate it or assume it [James]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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Trying to assess probabilities by mere calculation is absurd and impossible [James]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Nomothetic explanations cite laws, and structural explanations cite mechanisms [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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General laws depend upon the capacities of particulars, not the other way around [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction
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We have a passion for knowing the parts of something, rather than the whole [James]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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If fragile just means 'breaks when dropped', it won't explain a breakage [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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Maybe dispositions can replace the 'laws of nature' as the basis of explanation [Mumford]
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Subatomic particles may terminate explanation, if they lack structure [Mumford]
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To avoid a regress in explanations, ungrounded dispositions will always have to be posited [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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Ontology is unrelated to explanation, which concerns modes of presentation and states of knowledge [Mumford]
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