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'The Fixation of Belief', 'Phil of Mathematics and Natural Science' and 'Ideas, Qualities and Corpuscles'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Science has been partly motivated by the belief that the universe is run by God's laws [Alexander,P]
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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 / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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Alchemists tried to separate out essences, which influenced later chemistry [Alexander,P]
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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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