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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 1. Natural Kinds
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6613
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The natural kinds are objects, processes and properties/relations [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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1894
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Some say that causes are physical, some say not [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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1897
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Knowing an effect results from a cause means knowing that the cause belongs with the effect, which is circular [Sext.Empiricus]
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1898
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Cause can't exist before effect, or exist at the same time, so it doesn't exist [Sext.Empiricus]
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1896
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If there were no causes then everything would have been randomly produced by everything [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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1895
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Causes are either equal to the effect, or they link equally with other causes, or they contribute slightly [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 2. Types of Laws
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6616
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Least action is not a causal law, but a 'global law', describing a global essence [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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6615
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A species requires a genus, and its essence includes the essence of the genus [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
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6614
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A hierarchy of natural kinds is elaborate ontology, but needed to explain natural laws [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences
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6612
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Without general principles, we couldn't predict the behaviour of dispositional properties [Ellis]
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