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All the ideas for 'Presentism and Properties', 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher' and 'Ancient Thought in Modern Physics'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

6552	You can only explain the qualities of large objects using entities which lack those qualities [Heisenberg]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime

1658	In early Greece the word for punishment was also the word for vengeance [Vlastos]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism

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I am a presentist, and all language and common sense supports my view [Bigelow]