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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'A Matter of Principle' and 'Tonk, Plonk and Plink'

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

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Analytic explanation is wholes in terms of parts; synthetic is parts in terms of wholes or contexts [Belnap]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 4. Taxation

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If we assess what people would buy in an imaginary insurance market, our taxes could copy it [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]

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]