5 ideas
12189 | Logical necessity involves a decision about usage, and is non-realist and non-cognitive [Wright,C, by McFetridge] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
7320 | Holism cannot give a coherent account of scientific methodology [Wright,C, by Miller,A] |