Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'The Nature of Truth' and 'Causality and Explanation'

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

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Truth is conceivability, or the systematic coherence of a significant whole [Joachim]

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]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Salmon's mechanisms are processes and interactions, involving marks, or conserved quantities [Salmon, by Machamer/Darden/Craver]