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All the ideas for 'The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory', 'From Stimulus to Science' and 'The Myth of the Aesthetic Attitude'

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4 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

6564	To affirm 'p and not-p' is to have mislearned 'and' or 'not' [Quine]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

22137

Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

18197

Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

20443

The aesthetic attitude is nothing more than paying close attention [Dickie, by Giovannelli]