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All the ideas for 'Explanation: the state of play', 'works' and 'Knowledge by Acquaintance and Description-1'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals

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We know a universal in 'yellow differs from blue' or 'yellow resembles blue less than green does' [Russell]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / d. Sense-data problems

8854	My 'acquaintance' with sense-data is nothing like my knowing New York [Williams,M on Russell]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Audience-relative explanation, or metaphysical explanation based on information? [Stanford]

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Explanation is for curiosity, control, understanding, to make meaningful, or to give authority [Stanford]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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We can explain by showing constitution, as well as showing causes [Stanford]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 1. Ideology

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Ideology is 'socially necessary illusion' or 'socially necessary false-consciousness' [Adorno, by Finlayson]