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All the ideas for 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)', 'Sentences' and 'Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy

2945	Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

2946	You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Causation produces productive mechanisms; to understand the world, understand these mechanisms [Salmon]

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Salmon's interaction mechanisms needn't be regular, or involving any systems [Glennan on Salmon]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / e. Eventless time

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Time is independent of motion, because God could stop everything for a short or long time [Crathorn, by Pasnau]