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Ideas for 'works', 'From an Ontological Point of View' and 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 2. Demonstration

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In demonstration, the explanatory order must mirror the causal order of the phenomena [Koslicki]

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In a demonstration the middle term explains, by being part of the definition [Koslicki]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

7021	If the world is theory-dependent, the theories themselves can't be theory-dependent [Heil]

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

7026	Science is sometimes said to classify powers, neglecting qualities [Heil]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Greek uses the same word for 'cause' and 'explanation' [Koslicki]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

7060	One form of explanation is by decomposition [Heil]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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Discovering the Aristotelian essence of thunder will tell us why thunder occurs [Koslicki]