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All the ideas for 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed', 'Homeostasis, Species and Higher Taxa' and 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy

2945	Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

2946	You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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The properties of an electron can't be explained just as 'clustering' [Chakravartty on Boyd]

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Properties cluster together, either because of intrinsic relations, or because of an underlying process [Boyd, by Chakravartty]