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All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Frege on Apriority' and 'The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]

9159	You can't simply convert geometry into algebra, as some spatial content is lost [Burge]

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]