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All the ideas for 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', 'The Work of a Free Person' and 'The Pragmatist Account of Truth'

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7 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

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Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / c. Facts and truths

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Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism

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We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

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Once money is the main aim, society needs everyone to think wealth is possible [Weil]

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]