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All the ideas for 'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', 'Sentences' and 'Space, Time and Deity (2 vols)'

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5 ideas

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

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Epiphenomenalism is like a pointless nobleman, kept for show, but soon to be abolished [Alexander,S]

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 / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / e. Eventless time

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Time is independent of motion, because God could stop everything for a short or long time [Crathorn, by Pasnau]

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]