Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Self, Body and Coincidence', 'Epistemic Two-Dimensional Semantics' and 'The Principles of Chemistry'

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7 ideas

3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth

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Truth in a scenario is the negation in that scenario being a priori incoherent [Chalmers]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties

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Shoemaker moved from properties as powers to properties bestowing powers [Shoemaker, by Mumford/Anjum]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 4. A Priori as Necessities

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A sentence is a priori if no possible way the world might actually be could make it false [Chalmers]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter

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Mendeleev saw three principles in nature: matter, force and spirit (where the latter seems to be essence) [Mendeleev, by Scerri]

27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 2. Modern Elements

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Elements don't survive in compounds, but the 'substance' of the element does [Mendeleev]

27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 3. Periodic Table

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Mendeleev focused on abstract elements, not simple substances, so he got to their essence [Mendeleev, by Scerri]

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Mendeleev had a view of elements which allowed him to overlook some conflicting observations [Mendeleev]