Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Induction', 'A World of Propensities' and 'Truth-making without Truth-makers'

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3 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 7. Against Powers

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Propensities are part of a situation, not part of the objects [Popper]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 8. Social Justification

8800	If you would deny a truth if you know the full evidence, then knowledge has social aspects [Harman, by Sosa]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation

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There are 'conceptual' explanations, with their direction depending on complexity [Schnieder]