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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Types and Ontology' and 'Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

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Categories can't overlap; they are either disjoint, or inclusive [Sommers, by Westerhoff]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Causation produces productive mechanisms; to understand the world, understand these mechanisms [Salmon]

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Salmon's interaction mechanisms needn't be regular, or involving any systems [Glennan on Salmon]