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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'Philosophy of Science' and 'Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd)'

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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 1. Observation

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The inference to observables and unobservables is almost the same, so why distinguish them? [Lipton]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 2. Demonstration

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Inductive inference is not proof, but weighing evidence and probability [Lipton]

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We infer from evidence by working out what would explain that evidence [Lipton]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

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It is more impressive that relativity predicted Mercury's orbit than if it had accommodated it [Lipton]

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Predictions are best for finding explanations, because mere accommodations can be fudged [Lipton]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Why abandon a theory if you don't have a better one? [Gorham]

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If a theory is more informative it is less probable [Gorham]