Lexicon of Arguments

 Philosophical and Scientific Issues in Dispute
 
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I 33
Analogies/Duhem: The bonds of analogy and substitution only have significance in our mind, but we are convinced that they belong to the substances themselves. >Reality, >Observation.
A sense of security arises for us when a theory can describe the formulas in advance. >Prediction.
I 169
Analogies/Duhem: For example, the equations by which the dielectric polarization is determined have been discovered on the basis of a theory in which the word light is not even expressed.

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