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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'Contemporary Efficient Causation: Aristotelian themes' and 'Abduction and Induction'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
'Abduction' is beginning a hypothesis, particularly if it includes preference of one explanation over others [Peirce]
Abduction involves original suggestions, and not just the testing involved in induction [Peirce]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
Causation interests us because we want to explain change [Mumford]