Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, William James and J Ladyman / D Ross

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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 3. Knowing Kinds

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Explanation by kinds and by clusters of properties just express the stability of reality [Ladyman/Ross]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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There is nothing more to a natural kind than a real pattern in nature [Ladyman/Ross]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation

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Causation is found in the special sciences, but may have no role in fundamental physics [Ladyman/Ross]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause

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Understanding by means of causes is useless if they are not reduced to a minimum number [James]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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Science may have uninstantiated laws, inferred from approaching some unrealised limit [Ladyman/Ross]