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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'No Understanding without Explanation' and 'The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences'

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens]

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Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens]

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We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens]

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

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Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation [Whewell]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]