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All the ideas for 'The Origin of the Species', 'Methodological Reflections on Current Linguistic Theory' and 'fragments/reports'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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A false theory could hardly rival the explanatory power of natural selection [Darwin]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics

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Syntax and semantics are indeterminate, and modern 'semantics' is a bogus subject [Quine, by Lycan]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism

3031	The greatest good is not the achievement of desire, but to desire what is proper [Menedemus, by Diog. Laertius]