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All the ideas for '23: Book of Isaiah', 'Resurrecting Biological Essentialism' and 'On 'The Beginning of Philosophy''

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

7493	Let us reason together, saith the Lord [Isaiah]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is distinguished from other sciences by its complete lack of presuppositions [Feuerbach]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category [Devitt]

17370

Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences [Devitt]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology

7608	The world is established, and cannot be moved [Isaiah]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species

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We name species as small to share properties, but large enough to yield generalisations [Devitt]

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Species are phenetic, biological, niche, or phylogenetic-cladistic [Devitt, by PG]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 1. God

7343	Beside me there is no God [Isaiah]