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All the ideas for 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', 'In Defense of a Dogma' and 'Justice as fairness: Political not Metaphysical'

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5 ideas

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 8. Synonymy

7319	If we give up synonymy, we have to give up significance, meaning and sense [Grice/Strawson]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

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The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly [Rawls, by Smart]

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

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