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General Philosophy of Science
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Gabriele Contessa
(
Carleton University
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Scientific Method
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793
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Darrell Rowbottom
Evidence
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295
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Christopher Michael Cloos
Confirmation
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397
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Bayesian Reasoning
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487
| 2)
James Hawthorne
Confirmation Holism
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10
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Varieties of Confirmation
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2
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Paradox of Confirmation
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31
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Quine-Duhem Thesis
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36
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Howard Sankey
Confirmation, Misc
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43
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Induction
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244
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Induction, Misc
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13
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Induction and Other Minds
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14
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John O'Dea
Inductive Logic
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94
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Inductive Reasoning
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38
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Inductive Skepticism
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73
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Howard Sankey
Justification of Induction
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56
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Howard Sankey
New Riddle of Induction
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20
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Probabilistic Reasoning
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Jonathan Weisberg
Scientific Change
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426
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Howard Sankey
Inference to the Best Explanation
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29
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Brad Weslake
Theoretical Virtues
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87
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Scientific Method, Misc
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117
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Hypothetico-Deductive Method
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Scientific Metamethodology
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26
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Scientific Method, Miscellaneous
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55
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Explanation
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279
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Brad Weslake
Theories of Explanation
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83
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Causal Accounts of Explanation
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34
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Brad Weslake
Deductive-Nomological Explanation
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27
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Brad Weslake
Unification Accounts of Explanation
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Brad Weslake
Pragmatic Theories of Explanation
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Theories of Explanation, Misc
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3
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Varieties of Explanation
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70
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Functional Explanation
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4
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Mathematical Explanation
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8
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Mechanistic Explanation
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29
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Brad Weslake
Narrative Explanation
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4
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Brad Weslake
Statistical Explanation
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24
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Brad Weslake
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Explanation in the Sciences
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147
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Pete Mandik
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4
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Chemical Explanation
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62
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Hinne Hettema
Explanation in Mathematics
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16
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Functional Explanation in Social Science
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10
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Explanation in Cognitive Science
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53
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Explanation in Biology
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34
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Explanation, Misc
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100
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Brad Weslake
Explanation and Laws
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19
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Markus Schrenk
Inference to the Best Explanation
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29
| 7)
Brad Weslake
Abductive Replies to Skepticism
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10
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Abduction and Other Minds
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11
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John O'Dea
Abduction and Scientific Realism
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23
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Gabriele Contessa
Inference to the Best Explanation, Misc
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22
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Brad Weslake
Pragmatics and Explanation
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15
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Brad Weslake
Explanatory Value
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9
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Explanation and Understanding
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10
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Explanation, Miscellaneous
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4
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History of Science
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88
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Laws of Nature
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448
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Markus Schrenk
General Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous
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346
| 19)
Logical Empiricism
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4
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Nature of Science
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58
| 21)
Nature of Science, Misc
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11
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Demarcation of Science
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10
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Pseudoscience
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16
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Unity of Science
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85
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Angela Potochnik
Falsifiability
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40
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General Philosophy of Science, Misc
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269
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Interlevel Relations in Science
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318
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Ronald Endicott
Emergence
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192
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Patrick McGivern
Reduction
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178
| 15)
Nonreductive Materialism
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114
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Reductionism
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19
)
Multiple Realizability
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105
)
Interlevel Relations in Chemistry
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14
)
Hinne Hettema
Reduction in Biology
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15
| 5)
Laura Franklin-Hall
Reduction in Ecology
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9
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Christopher H. Eliot
Reduction in Genetics
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14
)
Reduction in Cognitive Science
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159
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Reduction in Social Science
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8
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Reduction, Misc
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7
)
Reductive Explanation
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13
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Theory Reduction
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19
)
Interlevel Metaphysics
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728
| 12)
Jessica Wilson
Metaphysics of Mind
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2,053
| 81)
Physicalism
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108
| 84)
Realization
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42
)
Ronald Endicott
Supervenience
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396
| 242)
Unity of Science
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85
)
Angela Potochnik
Interlevel Relations in Biology
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41
| 3)
Laura Franklin-Hall
Interlevel Relations in Cognitive Science
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168
| 7)
Interlevel Relations in Physical Science
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24
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Interlevel Relations in Science, Misc
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55
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Scientific Change
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426
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Howard Sankey
Evolutionary Epistemology
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77
)
Convergent Realism
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14
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Gabriele Contessa
Incommensurability in Science
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118
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Howard Sankey
Research Programs
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65
)
Howard Sankey
Science and Values
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71
)
Scientific Change, Misc
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41
)
Scientific Progress
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83
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Howard Sankey
Scientific Revolutions
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57
)
Howard Sankey
Theory Change
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127
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Howard Sankey
Scientific Language
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213
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Howard Sankey
Cognitive Significance in Science
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20
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Howard Sankey
Conceptual Change and Meaning Change
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53
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Howard Sankey
Incommensurability in Science
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118
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Howard Sankey
Operationalism
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23
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Howard Sankey
Ramsey Sentences
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25
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Howard Sankey
Reference in Science
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31
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Howard Sankey
Scientific Representation
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41
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Scientific Language, Misc
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20
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Howard Sankey
Scientific Practice
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257
| 14)
Experimentation in Science
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18
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Measurement in Science
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40
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Alessandro Giordani
Observation in Science
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29
| 14)
Observables
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2
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The Observation-Theory Distinction
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11
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Observation, Misc
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2
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Prediction in Science
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14
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Scientific Discovery
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22
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Scientific Instruments
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12
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Simulation in Science
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1
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Thought Experiments
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129
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Magdalena Balcerak Jackson
Science and Values
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71
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Applications of Science
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2
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Scientific Practice, Misc
(
34
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Scientific Realism
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898
| 48)
Gabriele Contessa
Varieties of Scientific Realism
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209
| 3)
Gabriele Contessa
Convergent Realism
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14
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Gabriele Contessa
Entity Realism
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37
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Gabriele Contessa
Structural Realism
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99
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Gabriele Contessa
Varieties of Scientific Realism, Misc
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56
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Gabriele Contessa
Alternatives to Scientific Realism
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259
| 2)
Gabriele Contessa
Constructive Empiricism
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98
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Gabriele Contessa
Scientific Conventionalism
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73
)
Gabriele Contessa
Natural Ontological Attitude
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10
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Gabriele Contessa
Scientific Fictionalism
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1
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Gabriele Contessa
Social Constructionism about Science
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30
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Gabriele Contessa
Instrumentalism
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7
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Gabriele Contessa
Alternatives to Scientific Realism, Misc
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38
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Gabriele Contessa
Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism
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118
| 2)
Gabriele Contessa
Convergence and Scientific Realism
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4
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Gabriele Contessa
Abduction and Scientific Realism
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23
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Gabriele Contessa
Novel Predictions and Scientific Realism
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2
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Gabriele Contessa
The Observation-Theory Distinction
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11
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Underdetermination of Theory by Data
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49
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Historical Arguments Against Scientific Realism
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31
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Gabriele Contessa
The Miracle Argument for Scientific Realism
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14
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Gabriele Contessa
Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism, Misc
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42
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Gabriele Contessa
Truth and Verisimilitude
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133
| 8)
Gabriele Contessa
Scientific Truth
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15
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Gabriele Contessa
Verisimilitude
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107
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Gabriele Contessa
Truth and Verisimilitude, Misc
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3
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Gabriele Contessa
Scientific Realism, Misc
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131
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Gabriele Contessa
Sociology of Science
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210
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Theories and Models
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545
| 25)
The Nature of Theories
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121
| 6)
The Received View of Theories
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9
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Research Programs
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65
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Howard Sankey
Semantic View of Theories
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37
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The Nature of Theories, Misc
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Theoretical Virtues
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87
| 19)
Underdetermination of Theory by Data
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49
| 21)
Nonempirical Virtues
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5
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Empirically Equivalent Theories
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8
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Underdetermination of Theory by Data, Misc
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20
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Models and Idealization
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262
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Gabriele Contessa
Analogy in Science
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19
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Gabriele Contessa
Approximation
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5
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Gabriele Contessa
Idealization
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29
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Gabriele Contessa
Models
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184
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Gabriele Contessa
Semantic View of Theories
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37
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Scientific Representation
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41
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Models and Idealization, Misc
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11
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