Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Explanation: the state of play' and 'Boole calculus and the Concept script'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Explanation is for curiosity, control, understanding, to make meaningful, or to give authority [Stanford]

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Audience-relative explanation, or metaphysical explanation based on information? [Stanford]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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We can explain by showing constitution, as well as showing causes [Stanford]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / a. Nature of Judgement

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We don't judge by combining subject and concept; we get a concept by splitting up a judgement [Frege]

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]