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All the ideas for 'Homeostasis, Species and Higher Taxa', 'Modal Realism at Work: Properties' and 'Criterion of Validity in Reasoning'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

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I reason in order to avoid disappointment and surprise [Peirce]

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 1. Redundant Truth

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That a judgement is true and that we judge it true are quite different things [Peirce]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

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Only study logic if you think your own reasoning is deficient [Peirce]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts

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Facts are hard unmoved things, unaffected by what people may think of them [Peirce]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 11. Properties as Sets

4038	Properties are sets of their possible instances (which separates 'renate' from 'cordate') [Lewis, by Mellor/Oliver]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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The properties of an electron can't be explained just as 'clustering' [Chakravartty on Boyd]

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Properties cluster together, either because of intrinsic relations, or because of an underlying process [Boyd, by Chakravartty]