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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
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One view says objectivity is making a successful claim which captures the facts [Reiss/Sprenger]
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An absolute scientific picture of reality must not involve sense experience, which is perspectival [Reiss/Sprenger]
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Topic and application involve values, but can evidence and theory choice avoid them? [Reiss/Sprenger]
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The Value-Free Ideal in science avoids contextual values, but embraces epistemic values [Reiss/Sprenger]
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Value-free science needs impartial evaluation, theories asserting facts, and right motivation [Reiss/Sprenger]
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Thermometers depend on the substance used, and none of them are perfect [Reiss/Sprenger]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
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Chrysippus said the uncaused is non-existent [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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Anti-Razor: if you can't account for a truth, keep positing things until you can [Pasnau]
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