Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Eubulides, Gottfried Leibniz and Carl Hempel
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction
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Successful prediction shows proficiency in nature [Leibniz]
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Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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Hypotheses come from induction, which is comparison of experiences [Leibniz]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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The instances confirming a general truth are never enough to establish its necessity [Leibniz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
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Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Nature is explained by mathematics and mechanism, but the laws rest on metaphysics [Leibniz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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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]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Minds are best explained by their ends, and bodies by efficient causes [Leibniz]
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Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / h. Explanations by function
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Final causes can help with explanations in physics [Leibniz]
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To explain a house we must describe its use, as well as its parts [Leibniz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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To fully conceive the subject is to explain the resulting predicates and events [Leibniz]
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The cause of a change is not the real influence, but whatever gives a reason for the change [Leibniz]
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The essence of substance is the law of its changes, as in the series of numbers [Leibniz]
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We will only connect our various definitions of gold when we understand it more deeply [Leibniz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
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The Copernican theory is right because it is the only one offering a good explanation [Leibniz]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz]
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