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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Essay on Probability', 'The Problem of Natural Laws' and 'Confessio naturae contra atheistas'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / c. Individuation by location
A body is that which exists in space [Leibniz]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony
The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking]
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 3. Laws and Generalities
Natural laws result from eliminative induction, where enumerative induction gives generalisations [Cohen,LJ, by Psillos]