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Ideas for 'A Puzzle about Belief', 'Letters' and 'Reference and Essence (1st edn)'

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

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Nothing in the direct theory of reference blocks anti-essentialism; water structure might have been different [Salmon,N]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 3. Final causes

4579	The idea of a final cause is very uncertain and unphilosophical [Hume]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

20705

That events could be uncaused is absurd; I only say intuition and demonstration don't show this [Hume]