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All the ideas for 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', 'Introduction to 'New Pragmatists'' and 'Intro to 'Provenance of Pure Reason''

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution [Misak]

5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 1. Axiomatisation

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Mathematics must be based on axioms, which are true because they are axioms, not vice versa [Tait, by Parsons,C]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 1. Natural Kinds

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Some kinds are very explanatory, but others less so, and some not at all [Devitt]

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

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Species pluralism says there are several good accounts of what a species is [Devitt]

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The higher categories are not natural kinds, so the Linnaean hierarchy should be given up [Devitt]