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A philosopher whose book is at hand claims the following: If P is a presupposition of Q, then P is fundamental for Q, that is, P is a necessary condition for Q. Several [ ] pre-conditions must be assumed if science, as it is understood by scientific realists, is to be possible. Following are some of [them]. 1. The existence of the external world 2. The orderly nature of the external world and its knowability 3. The uniformity of nature and induction 4. The laws of logic, epistemology, and truth 5. The reliability of the senses and the mind 6. The adequacy of language to describe the world 7. Mathematics and the existence of numbers 8. The concepts of formal ontology 9. The existence of values 10. Singularities, ultimate boundary conditions, and brute Givens
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:14:24 +0000

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