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All the ideas for 'Folk Psychology', 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers II' and 'Second Commentary on 'Isagoge''

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience

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Humean supervenience says the world is just a vast mosaic of qualities in space-time [Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts

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If universals are not separate, we can isolate them by abstraction [Boethius, by Panaccio]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology

7518	If folk psychology gives a network of causal laws, that fits neatly with functionalism [Churchland,PM]

7520	Folk psychology never makes any progress, and is marginalised by modern science [Churchland,PM]

7519	Many mental phenomena are totally unexplained by folk psychology [Churchland,PM]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

9426	The world is just a vast mosaic of little matters of local particular fact [Lewis]