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Ideas for 'works', 'The Science of Knowing (Wissenschaftslehre) [1st ed]' and 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind'

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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]

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]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation

3320	Aristotle's standard analysis of species and genus involves specifying things in terms of something more general [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]

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]

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

3232	Abduction could have true data and a false conclusion, and may include data not originally mentioned [Rey]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

3128	It's not at all clear that explanation needs to stop anywhere [Rey]