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'Frege philosophy of mathematics' and 'Scientific Essentialism'
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 3. Knowing Kinds
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There might be uninstantiated natural kinds, such as transuranic elements which have never occurred [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds
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Natural kinds are distinguished by resting on essences [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 7. Critique of Kinds
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If there are borderline cases between natural kinds, that makes them superficial [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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Laws don't exist in the world; they are true of the world [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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A proton must have its causal role, because without it it wouldn't be a proton [Ellis]
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What is most distinctive of scientific essentialism is regarding processes as natural kinds [Ellis]
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Scientific essentialism is more concerned with explanation than with identity (Locke, not Kripke) [Ellis]
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The ontological fundamentals are dispositions, and also categorical (spatio-temporal and structural) properties [Ellis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity
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A primary aim of science is to show the limits of the possible [Ellis]
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