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All the ideas for 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'MacIntyre versus the Enlightenment' and 'Popular Scientific Lectures'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism

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Laws of nature are just records of regularities and correlations, with concepts to make recording them easier [Mach, by Harré]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

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No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism

1490	You would have to be very morally lazy to ignore criticisms of your own culture [Nagel]