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All the ideas for 'The Dappled World', 'Essay on a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances' and 'Methodological Reflections on Current Linguistic Theory'

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

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Theories can never represent accurately, because their components are abstract [Cartwright,N, by Portides]

14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem

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The probability of two events is the first probability times the second probability assuming the first [Bayes]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics

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Syntax and semantics are indeterminate, and modern 'semantics' is a bogus subject [Quine, by Lycan]