Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', '21: First Epistle of Peter' and 'There are no ordinary things'

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6 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

9052	Vague predicates lack application; there are no borderline cases; vague F is not F [Unger, by Keefe/Smith]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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There are no objects with proper parts; there are only mereological simples [Unger, by Wasserman]

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]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism

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Always be ready to give reasons for your beliefs [Peter]