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All the ideas for 'Bayesianism', 'Power/Knowledge' and 'Scepticism'

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

2798	Probability of H, given evidence E, is prob(H) x prob(E given H) / prob(E) [Horwich]

2799	Bayes' theorem explains why very surprising predictions have a higher value as evidence [Horwich]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 1. Social Power

8991	Foucault can't accept that power is sometimes decent and benign [Foucault, by Scruton]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / a. Explaining movement

20365

We only see points in motion, and thereby infer movement [Rescher]