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'After Finitude', 'What is a Law of Nature?' and 'Two Chief World Systems'
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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How can we mathematically describe a world that lacks humans? [Meillassoux]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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Hume's question is whether experimental science will still be valid tomorrow [Meillassoux]
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Induction aims at 'all Fs', but abduction aims at hidden or theoretical entities [Armstrong]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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Science suggests that the predicate 'grue' is not a genuine single universal [Armstrong]
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Unlike 'green', the 'grue' predicate involves a time and a change [Armstrong]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox
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The raven paradox has three disjuncts, confirmed by confirming any one of them [Armstrong]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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A good reason for something (the smoke) is not an explanation of it (the fire) [Armstrong]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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To explain observations by a regular law is to explain the observations by the observations [Armstrong]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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Best explanations explain the most by means of the least [Armstrong]
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