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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'On Probability and Induction' and 'Set Theory and the Continuum Hypothesis'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation [Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / a. Constructivism

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We could accept the integers as primitive, then use sets to construct the rest [Cohen]

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]