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All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'On Female Body Experience' and 'Certain Physical Essays'

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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 / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Explanation is generally to deduce it from something better known, which comes in degrees [Boyle]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

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The best explanations get down to primary basics, but others go less deep [Boyle]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism

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As a young girl assumes her status as feminine, she acts in a more fragile immobile way [Young,IM]