Its All In Your Approach - LECT 3 Flashcards

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Define the term ‘induction’

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Action of introducing the knowledge of something

  • process of inferring a general law from observation of particular instances
  • SPECIFIC -> GENERAL
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Define the term ‘ground theories’

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Rational justification for the theories that we have

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Define the terms ‘causation’, ‘inference’, ‘explanation’ and ‘reduction’

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CAUSATION - action of causing something

INFERENCE - conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

EXPLANATION - statement or account that makes something clear

REDUCTION - fact of making something smaller or less

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