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Ideas for 'Perception', 'Naming and Necessity lectures' and 'Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed)'

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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 3. Knowing Kinds

15170

We distinguish species by their nominal essence, not by their real essence [Locke]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

15993

If we observe total regularity, there must be some unknown law and relationships controlling it [Locke]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds

17056

Terms for natural kinds are very close to proper names [Kripke]

4963	The properties that fix reference are contingent, the properties involving meaning are necessary [Kripke]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 6. Necessity of Kinds

4964	'Cats are animals' has turned out to be a necessary truth [Kripke]

17053

Gold's atomic number might not be 79, but if it is, could non-79 stuff be gold? [Kripke]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 7. Critique of Kinds

6765	Nominal essence may well be neither necessary nor sufficient for a natural kind [Kripke, by Bird]