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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

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Honesty requires philosophical theories we can commit to with our ordinary commonsense [Lewis]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

2956	There is nothing so obvious that a philosopher cannot be found to deny it [Lockwood]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis

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Analysis reduces primitives and makes understanding explicit (without adding new knowledge) [Lewis]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 3. Analysis of Preconditions

2963	There may only be necessary and sufficient conditions (and counterfactuals) because we intervene in the world [Lockwood]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis

2958	No one has ever succeeded in producing an acceptable non-trivial analysis of anything [Lockwood]