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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Law, Pragmatism and Democracy' and 'The Epistemology of Essence (draft)'

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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 2. Defining Kinds

6939	What is true of one piece of copper is true of another (unlike brass) [Peirce]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

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Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity

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If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko]