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All the ideas for 'works', 'Reply to 'Rorarius' 2nd ed' and 'Abduction and Induction'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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'Abduction' is beginning a hypothesis, particularly if it includes preference of one explanation over others [Peirce]

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Abduction involves original suggestions, and not just the testing involved in induction [Peirce]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / b. Relative time

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Space and time are the order of all possibilities, and don't just relate to what is actual [Leibniz]