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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Recent Debates on the A Priori' and 'Holism: a Shopper's Guide'

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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]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism

9381	If some inferences are needed to fix meaning, but we don't know which, they are all relevant [Fodor/Lepore, by Boghossian]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré]