Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Scientific Explanation', 'Dispositional Essentialism and the Laws of Nature' and 'Anti-Semite and Jew'

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3 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity
One sort of circularity presupposes a premise, the other presupposes a rule being used [Braithwaite, by Devitt]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self
Authenticity is taking responsibility for a situation, with all its risks and emotions [Sartre]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
Laws are relations of kinds, quantities and qualities, supervening on the essences of a domain [Vetter]