Sciences carve nature at joints defined by inductive projectibility; folk psychological predicates fail to support exceptionless, ceteris-paribus-free generalizations (Churchland 1981).

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Churchland (1981)(as used in philosophy of mind): Paul Churchland, a philosopher who argued that our everyday language about thoughts and feelings (folk psychology) is fundamentally flawed and may eventually be replaced by neuroscience; the 1981 refers to when he published this idea.
Exceptionless generalizations(in logic and ethics): Rules that have no exceptions—they always apply in every case, no matter what.
Folk psychological predicates(as used in philosophy of mind): Everyday words we use to describe thoughts and feelings (like 'believes,' 'desires,' 'is happy') that come from common sense rather than scientific study.
Inductive projectibility(as used in philosophy of science): The ability to use patterns we've noticed in the past to make reliable predictions about the future; a concept that defines what counts as a 'real' scientific category versus just a made-up grouping.

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