Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Mental Life of Some Machines', 'Some Judgements of Perception' and 'A Realist Theory of Science'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Kind essences are the categorical bases of a thing's causal powers [Bhaskar, by Chakravartty]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 2. Common Sense Certainty

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Arguments that my finger does not exist are less certain than your seeing my finger [Moore,GE]

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 2. Machine Functionalism

5495	Instances of pain are physical tokens, but the nature of pain is more abstract [Putnam, by Lycan]