Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Amos and Willard Quine
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment
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Science is common sense, with a sophisticated method [Quine]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Two theories can be internally consistent and match all the facts, yet be inconsistent with one another [Quine, by Baggini /Fosl]
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It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine]
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There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 3. Instrumentalism
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For Quine, theories are instruments used to make predictions about observations [Quine, by O'Grady]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism
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Statements about the external world face the tribunal of sense experience as a corporate body [Quine]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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Induction relies on similar effects following from each cause [Quine]
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Induction is just more of the same: animal expectations [Quine]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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More careful inductions gradually lead to the hypothetico-deductive method [Quine]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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Grue is a puzzle because the notions of similarity and kind are dubious in science [Quine]
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