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'works', 'The Disorder of Things' and 'Without Immediate Justification'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
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There are potential infinities (never running out), but actual infinity is incoherent [Aristotle, by Friend]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / a. Greek matter
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Aristotle's matter can become any other kind of matter [Aristotle, by Wiggins]
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 1. Natural Kinds
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Kinds don't do anything (including evolve) because they are abstract [Dupré]
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Phylogenetics involves history, and cladism rests species on splits in lineage [Dupré]
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 7. Critique of Kinds
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Wales may count as fish [Dupré]
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Cooks, unlike scientists, distinguish garlic from onions [Dupré]
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Natural kinds are decided entirely by the intentions of our classification [Dupré]
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Borders between species are much less clear in vegetables than among animals [Dupré]
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Even atoms of an element differ, in the energy levels of their electrons [Dupré]
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Ecologists favour classifying by niche, even though that can clash with genealogy [Dupré]
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