Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Charles Sanders Peirce and Baruch de Spinoza

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / f. Necessity in explanations

4312	To understand a phenomenon, we must understand why it is necessary, not merely contingent [Spinoza, by Cottingham]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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'Abduction' is beginning a hypothesis, particularly if it includes preference of one explanation over others [Peirce]

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Abduction involves original suggestions, and not just the testing involved in induction [Peirce]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / b. Rejecting explanation

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Men often answer inner 'whys' by treating unconscious instincts as if they were reasons [Peirce]