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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'Scientific Essentialism' and 'The Conscious Mind'

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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

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If events are unconnected, then induction cannot be solved [Ellis]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / c. Explanations by coherence

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Good explanations unify [Ellis]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Explanations of particular events are not essentialist, as they don't reveal essential structures [Ellis]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

2396	Reductive explanation is not the be-all and the end-all of explanation [Chalmers]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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To give essentialist explanations there have to be natural kinds [Ellis]