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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'No Understanding without Explanation' and 'Notes on John Wilkins'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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Essence is the distinct thinkability of anything [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens]

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We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens]

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Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 1. Biology

651	Eurytus showed that numbers underlie things by making pictures of creatures out of pebbles [Eurytus, by Aristotle]