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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

22181

Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

15150

The properties of an electron can't be explained just as 'clustering' [Chakravartty on Boyd]

15149

Properties cluster together, either because of intrinsic relations, or because of an underlying process [Boyd, by Chakravartty]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / b. Heat

20972

Joule showed that energy converts to heat, and heat to energy [Joule, by Papineau]

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Heat is a state of vibration, not a substance [Joule]