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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Queries to the 'Opticks'' and 'Consilience'

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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people

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The biology of societies: kin selection, parenting, mating; status, territory, contracts [Wilson,EO]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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Principles of things are not hidden features of forms, but the laws by which they were formed [Newton]

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]