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All the ideas for 'What Metaphors Mean', 'Elements of Law and Justice' and 'Tractatus de corpore Christi'

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

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Why use more things when fewer will do? [William of Ockham]

14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction

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Hypotheses come from induction, which is comparison of experiences [Leibniz]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles

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Every extended material substance is composed of parts distant from one another [William of Ockham]