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Ideas for 'Taking Rights Seriously', 'Could There Be Unicorns?' and 'Nature Without Essence'

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

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Generalised talk of 'natural kinds' is unfortunate, as they vary too much [Dummett]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism

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Defining an essence comes no where near giving a thing's nature [Almog]

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Essences promise to reveal reality, but actually drive us away from it [Almog]