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Chapter 6

Practice Questions

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Short Answer Questions

  1. Describe how the caloric theory of heat provides an explanation of how a heat flows from a hot cup of tea into the colder air of the room.
  2. How does the pessimistic meta-induction provide an argument against realism?
  3. What is the "divide and conquer" reply to the pessimistic meta-induction? (Chang calls this view "Preservative Realism.")

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