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'Natural Kinds', 'Perception' and 'The Sophist'
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment
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Science is common sense, with a sophisticated method [Quine]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Induction relies on similar effects following from each cause [Quine]
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Induction is just more of the same: animal expectations [Quine]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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Grue is a puzzle because the notions of similarity and kind are dubious in science [Quine]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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An explanation presupposes something that is improbable unless it is explained [Robinson,H]
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If all possibilities are equal, order seems (a priori) to need an explanation - or does it? [Robinson,H]
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