Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Brian Clegg and Werner Heisenberg

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

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We give a mathematical account of a system of natural connections in order to clarify them [Heisenberg]

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

6552	You can only explain the qualities of large objects using entities which lack those qualities [Heisenberg]

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