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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Essays on Active Powers 4: Liberty of Agents' and 'Letters to Leibniz 1'

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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 / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction

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We all know that mere priority or constant conjunction do not have to imply causation [Reid]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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The principle of the law of nature is that matter is passive, and is acted upon [Reid]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws

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I won't object if someone shows that gravity consistently arises from the action of matter [Newton]