Lexicon of Arguments

Philosophical and Scientific Issues in Dispute
 
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I 98ff
Good explanation/Hacking: a good explanation displays context. However, the same entities can always be explained otherwise.
>Additional hypotheses.
VsReichenbach/VsSalmon: that we arrive at the same result on various ways, that proves nothing.
I 98
The reality is not part of the explanation.
>Reality.
I 100
It follows: VsConvergence theory: convergence theory is only cumulative. Convergence: is not itself focussed on convergence.
>Convergence, cf. >Regularities.
I 103
HackingVsPopper: success is no confirmation of a declaration. It shows nothing more than that we reasonably live in a reasonable world (>adequacy, as Aristotle).
>Adequacy, >Best Explanation, >Confirmation, >Success, >K. Popper.

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