Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Metaphysics: a very short introduction' and 'Sententia on 'Posterior Analytics''

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility

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Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford]

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Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford]

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Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification

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The fullest knowledge places a conclusion within an accurate theory [Aquinas, by Kretzmann/Stump]