Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'works' and 'Understanding'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]
Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]
You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]