Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Michael Burke, Victor Velarde-Mayol and Kit Fine
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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We identify laws with regularities because we mistakenly identify causes with their symptoms [Fine,K]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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Causation is easier to disrupt than logic, so metaphysics is part of nature, not vice versa [Fine,K]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences
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Find the essence by varying an object, to see what remains invariable [Velarde-Mayol]
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