Abstract In this paper I argue that if the Identity of Indiscernibles is not necessarily true, then Haecceitism ensues—where view there are maximal possibilities include all same qualitative possibilities, and yet differ with respect to non-qualitative they include. This goes against common intuition Anti-Haecceitism compatible being only contingently true. My argument interesting in many respe...

I argue that an influential strategy for understanding conspiracy theories stands in need of radical revision. According to this approach, called ‘generalism’, are epistemically defective by their very nature. Generalists typically opposed particularists, who should be judged case-by-case, rather than definitionally indicted. Here take a novel approach criticizing generalism. introduce distinct...

Quality of decision making in modern health care is defined with reference to evidence-based medicine. There are concerns that this approach is insufficient for, and may thus threaten the future of, generalist primary care. We urgently need to extend our account of quality of knowledge use and decision making in order to protect and develop the discipline. Interpretive medicine describes an alt...

We combine a recently developed framework for describing dietary generalism with compositional data analysis to examine patterns of omnivory in a large widely distributed mammal. Using the brown bear (Ursus arctos) as a model species, we collected and analyzed data from the literature to estimate the proportions of macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and lipid) in the diets of bear populatio...