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All the ideas for 'Intro to 'Self-Representational Consciousness'', 'Justice as fairness: Political not Metaphysical' and 'Aspects of Scientific Explanation'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

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Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations

6755	For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird]

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The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness

9312	Consciousness is reductively explained either by how it represents, or how it is represented [Kriegel/Williford]

9313	Experiences can be represented consciously or unconsciously, so representation won't explain consciousness [Kriegel/Williford]

9315	Red tomato experiences are conscious if the state represents the tomato and itself [Kriegel/Williford]

9316	How is self-representation possible, does it produce a regress, and is experience like that? [Kriegel/Williford]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought

9314	Unfortunately, higher-order representations could involve error [Kriegel/Williford]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

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The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly [Rawls, by Smart]