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All the ideas for 'Recent Debates on the A Priori', 'The Metaphysics of Space-Time Substantivalism' and 'Resurrecting Biological Essentialism'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

9226	If mathematical theories conflict, it may just be that they have different subject matter [Field,H]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category [Devitt]

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Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences [Devitt]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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General Relativity allows substantivalism about space-time - that it has independent properties [Hoefer]

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

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We name species as small to share properties, but large enough to yield generalisations [Devitt]

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Species are phenetic, biological, niche, or phylogenetic-cladistic [Devitt, by PG]