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All the ideas for 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', 'What is innate and why' and 'The Putney Debates'

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6 ideas

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

2605	If everything uses mentalese, ALL concepts must be innate! [Putnam]

2606	No machine language can express generalisations [Putnam]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

23215

Even the poorest have a life to lead, and so should consent to who governs them [-]

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

17371

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

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

17372

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

17373

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