8 ideas
| 12177 | Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper] |
| 14365 | Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens] |
| 14368 | We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens] |
| 14369 | Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens] |
| 1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
| 12176 | Science does not aim at ultimate explanations [Popper] |
| 12175 | Galilean science aimed at true essences, as the ultimate explanations [Popper] |
| 12179 | Essentialist views of science prevent further questions from being raised [Popper] |