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All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'Protrepticus (frags)' and 'Epistemology Externalized'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Inquiry is the cause of philosophy [Aristotle]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content

8872	It is widely supposed that externalism cannot be reconciled with first-person authority [Davidson]

8874	It is hard to interpret a speaker's actions if we take a broad view of the content [Davidson]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds

8873	The cause of a usage determines meaning, but why is the microstructure of water relevant? [Davidson]