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All the ideas for 'Phenomenalism', 'Conceptions of Truth' and 'The Value of Science'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase

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The idea of 'making' can be mere conceptual explanation (like 'because') [Künne]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism

2614	Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / a. Sense-data theory

2615	The concept of sense-data allows us to discuss appearances without worrying about reality [Ayer]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré]