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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction
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Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha]
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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 / 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 / e. Lawlike explanations
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For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird]
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The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
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Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon]
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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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