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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory' and 'A General Principle to Explain Laws of Nature'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

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Philosophy is sanctified, because it flows from God [Leibniz]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity

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Inequality can be brought infinitely close to equality [Leibniz]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

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Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]

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]