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'Action', 'Contemporary theories of Knowledge (2nd)' and 'Essays on Active Powers 1: Active power'
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Enumerative induction gives a universal judgement, while statistical induction gives a proportion [Pollock/Cruz]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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Since every tautology has a probability of 1, should we believe all tautologies? [Pollock/Cruz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Evolutionary explanations look to the past or the group, not to the individual [Stout,R]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Not all explanation is causal. We don't explain a painting's beauty, or the irrationality of root-2, that way [Stout,R]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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Scientific confirmation is best viewed as inference to the best explanation [Pollock/Cruz]
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