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All the ideas for 'The Sign of Four', 'The History of Animals' and 'Meditatio de principio individui'

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5 ideas

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

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If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird [Conan Doyle]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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Aristotelian explanation by essence may need to draw on knowledge of other essences [Aristotle, by Koslicki]

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

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Causes can be inferred from perfect knowledge of their effects [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life

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Plants have far less life than animals, but more life than other corporeal entities [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

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There is a gradual proceeding from the inanimate to animals, with no clear borderlines [Aristotle]