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Ideas for 'Thinking About Mathematics', 'The Philosophy of Philosophy' and 'Nicomachean Ethics'

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12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

9597	There are 'armchair' truths which are not a priori, because experience was involved [Williamson]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

5220	Particular facts (such as 'is it cooked?') are matters of sense-perception, not deliberation [Aristotle]

12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism

8725	Rationalism tries to apply mathematical methodology to all of knowledge [Shapiro]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense

22141

It is enough if we refute the objections and leave common opinions undisturbed [Aristotle]

95	If everyone believes it, it is true [Aristotle]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition

79	Intuition grasps the definitions that can't be proved [Aristotle]

9592	Intuition is neither powerful nor vacuous, but reveals linguistic or conceptual competence [Williamson]

20181

When analytic philosophers run out of arguments, they present intuitions as their evidence [Williamson]