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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
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Plato says sciences are unified around Forms; Aristotle says they're unified around substance [Aristotle, by Moravcsik]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 8. Ramsey Sentences
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A Ramsey sentence just asserts that a theory can be realised, without saying by what [Lewis]
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There is a method for defining new scientific terms just using the terms we already understand [Lewis]
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It is better to have one realisation of a theory than many - but it may not always be possible [Lewis]
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The Ramsey sentence of a theory says that it has at least one realisation [Lewis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
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Aristotelian explanations are facts, while modern explanations depend on human conceptions [Aristotle, by Politis]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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Aristotle regularly says that essential properties explain other significant properties [Aristotle, by Kung]
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