Philosophy 167: Class 9 - Part 4 - A Hypothetico-Explanatory Approach to Theorizing: Descartes' Method of Constructing Theoretically and Empirically Sound Explanations.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-10-28
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Synopsis: Descartes keeps his theories firmly linked to the observable, empirical effects, unlike Galileo.
Opening line: "There's an approach to theorizing here that's probably worth looking at, and it's my summary of it."