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All the ideas for 'Of Civil Liberty', 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism' and 'The Idea of Overlapping Consensus'

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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy

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Modern monarchies are (like republics) rule by law, rather than by men [Hume]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism

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In a pluralist society we can't expect a community united around one conception of the good [Rawls]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 1. Natural Kinds

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Some kinds are very explanatory, but others less so, and some not at all [Devitt]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species

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The higher categories are not natural kinds, so the Linnaean hierarchy should be given up [Devitt]

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Species pluralism says there are several good accounts of what a species is [Devitt]