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Ideas for Herodotus, Hilary Putnam and Rahulabhadra
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds
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The hidden structure of a natural kind determines membership in all possible worlds [Putnam]
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds
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Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam]
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Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P]
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"Water" is a natural kind term, but "H2O" is a description [Putnam]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause
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An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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If causes are the essence of diseases, then disease is an example of a relational essence [Putnam, by Williams,NE]
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Archimedes meant by 'gold' the hidden structure or essence of the stuff [Putnam]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity
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If water is H2O in the actual world, there is no possible world where it isn't H2O [Putnam]
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