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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'On Simple Theories of a Complex World' and 'Intro to 'Philosophical Essays''

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

9786	Philosophers working like teams of scientists is absurd, yet isolation is hard [Cartwright,R]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

9784	A false proposition isn't truer because it is part of a coherent system [Cartwright,R]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

21687

It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine]

21688

There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine]

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]