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All the ideas for 'works', 'Space, Knowledge and Power (interview)' and 'Scattered Objects'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy
The big issue since the eighteenth century has been: what is Reason? Its effect, limits and dangers? [Foucault]
1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / a. Scattered objects
Bodies don't becomes scattered by losing small or minor parts [Cartwright,R]
Clearly a pipe can survive being taken apart [Cartwright,R]