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  1. Jan 2018
    1. My second premise is the plausible hypothesis that there is some unified body of scientific theories, of the sort we now accept, which together provide a true and exhaustive account of all physi- cal phenomena

      I found the beginning of this section difficult to understand in terms of the validity of his statement. I found it interesting that one of Lewis' premises was posed in a rather hopeful manner. I think the way he stated that there is "some unified body of scientific theories" was unclear to me in how much he would be able to use evidence from this notion.

    2. That is all we need know in order to ascribe to the lock the state of being or of not being unlocked.

      Is Lewis' description of "what we need to know" refer to the similar example of the process of moving our hands? We know how to operate our hands and cause them to move but we do not spend any thought on the specific actions that need to occur in order for the movement to take place.