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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Roots of Reference' and 'Intellectual Norms and Foundations of Mind'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

14296

Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 7. Strictness of Laws

14349

If there are no finks or antidotes at the fundamental level, the laws can't be ceteris paribus [Burge, by Corry]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]