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Ideas for 'Action', 'Aboutness' and 'Phil of Mathematics and Natural Science'

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

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A theory need not be true to be good; it should just be true about its physical aspects [Yablo]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox

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If sentences point to different evidence, they must have different subject-matter [Yablo]

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Most people say nonblack nonravens do confirm 'all ravens are black', but only a tiny bit [Yablo]

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]

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]