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All the ideas for 'Buddhacarita', 'The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences' and 'Bayesianism'

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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem

2798	Probability of H, given evidence E, is prob(H) x prob(E given H) / prob(E) [Horwich]

2799	Bayes' theorem explains why very surprising predictions have a higher value as evidence [Horwich]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / d. Consilience

20643

Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation [Whewell]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

7906	When the Buddha reached the highest level of insight, he could detect no self in the world [Ashvaghosha]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7904	The first stage of trance is calm amidst applied and discursive thinking [Ashvaghosha]

7905	The Buddha sought ultimate reality and the final goal of existence in his meditations [Ashvaghosha]