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Ideas for Metrodorus (Lamp), David Wiggins and Jonathan Schofield

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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox

7006	Observing irrelevant items supports both 'all x are y' and 'all x are non-y', revealing its absurdity [Schofield,J]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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The category of substance is more important for epistemology than for ontology [Wiggins]

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Naming the secondary substance provides a mass of general information [Wiggins]

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Asking 'what is it?' nicely points us to the persistence of a continuing entity [Wiggins]