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All the ideas for 'When Does a Life Begin?', 'Ancient Thought in Modern Physics' and 'What Metaphors Mean'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

6552	You can only explain the qualities of large objects using entities which lack those qualities [Heisenberg]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 3. Abortion

4055	It isn't obviously wicked to destroy a potential human being (e.g. an ununited egg and sperm) [Lockwood]

4056	If the soul is held to leave the body at brain-death, it should arrive at the time of brain-creation [Lockwood]

4054	I may exist before I become a person, just as I exist before I become an adult [Lockwood]