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'The Fixation of Belief', 'Representation and Reality' and 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)'
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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy
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Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
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The job of the philosopher is to distinguish facts about the world from conventions [Putnam]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
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Metaphysics does not rest on facts, but on what we are inclined to believe [Peirce]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis
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You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]
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