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All the ideas for 'Conceptions of Truth', 'Steps Towards a Constructive Nominalism' and 'The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase

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The idea of 'making' can be mere conceptual explanation (like 'because') [Künne]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / c. Nominalism about abstracta

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We renounce all abstract entities [Goodman/Quine]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / d. Consilience

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Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation [Whewell]