Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Zoltn Gendler Szab and Hilary Putnam

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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]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

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You can't decide which explanations are good if you don't attend to the interest-relative aspects [Putnam]