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Ideas for 'works', 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher' and 'On Simple Theories of a Complex World'

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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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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]