Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for William Shakespeare, James Pryor and Samuel Scheffler

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
8658 For there was never yet philosopher/ That could endure the toothache patiently [Shakespeare]
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
22708 Good reasons must give way to better [Shakespeare]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs
8845 An experience's having propositional content doesn't make it a belief [Pryor]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
8842 The best argument for immediate justification is not the Regress Argument, but considering examples [Pryor]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification
8843 Impure coherentists accept that perceptions can justify, unlike pure coherentists [Pryor]
8844 Coherentism rests on the claim that justifications must be beliefs, with propositional content [Pryor]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism
8846 Reasons for beliefs can be cited to others, unlike a raw headache experience [Pryor]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 5. Controlling Beliefs
8847 Beliefs are not chosen, but you can seek ways to influence your belief [Pryor]
20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / b. Volitionism
20304 The cause of my action is in my will [Shakespeare]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
22457 If the aim is good outcomes, why are killings worse than deaths? [Scheffler, by Foot]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
23565 Our obedience to the king erases any crimes we commit for him [Shakespeare]