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Ideas of Geoffrey Gorham, by Text
[American, fl. 2009, Professor at Macalester College, St Paul, Minnesota.]
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2009
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Philosophy of Science
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p.38
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Why abandon a theory if you don't have a better one?
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p.75
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22190
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If a theory is more informative it is less probable
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p.96
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22192
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Is Newton simpler with universal simultaneity, or Einstein simpler without absolute time?
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p.98
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22193
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Consilience makes the component sciences more likely
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p.101
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Structural Realism says mathematical structures persist after theory rejection
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p.102
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Structural Realists must show the mathematics is both crucial and separate
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p.103
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For most scientists their concepts are not just useful, but are meant to be true and accurate
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p.103
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Theories aren't just for organising present experience if they concern the past or future
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p.110
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Aristotelian physics has circular celestial motion and linear earthly motion
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