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All the ideas for 'A Puzzle Concerning Matter and Form', 'Fallibilism' and 'The Origin of the Species'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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The possible Aristotelian view that forms are real and active principles is clearly wrong [Fine,K, by Pasnau]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 3. Fallibilism

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Fallibilism is consistent with dogmatism or scepticism, and is not alternative to them [Dougherty]

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It is best to see the fallibility in the reasons, rather than in the agents or the knowledge [Dougherty]

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We can't normally say that we know something 'but it might be false' [Dougherty]

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

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A false theory could hardly rival the explanatory power of natural selection [Darwin]