Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Auguste Comte and Nicholas Jolley

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 1. Observation

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We must observe in order to form theories, but connected observations need prior theories [Comte]

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

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Positivism explains facts by connecting particular phenomena with general facts [Comte]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]