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'The Fixation of Belief', 'Phil of Mathematics and Natural Science' and 'Nicomachean Ethics'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes
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Aristotle needed to distinguish teleological description from teleological explanation [Irwin on Aristotle]
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The nature of any given thing is determined by its end [Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 2. Defining Kinds
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What is true of one piece of copper is true of another (unlike brass) [Peirce]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Types of cause are nature, necessity and chance, and mind and human agency [Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism
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The limit of science is isomorphism of theories, with essences a matter of indifference [Weyl]
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