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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'A Matter of Principle' and 'On the Conservation of Force'

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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 4. Taxation

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If we assess what people would buy in an imaginary insurance market, our taxes could copy it [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]

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]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

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Helmholtz used 'energy' to mathematically link heat, light, electricity and magnetism [Helmholtz, by Watson]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / c. Conservation of energy

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All forces conserve the sum of kinetic and potential energy [Helmholtz, by Papineau]