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All the ideas for 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'Intellectual Norms and Foundations of Mind' and 'What is Mathematical Truth?'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

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The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

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Mathematics eliminates possibility, as being simultaneous actuality in sets [Putnam]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 7. Strictness of Laws

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If there are no finks or antidotes at the fundamental level, the laws can't be ceteris paribus [Burge, by Corry]