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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed)' and 'An Axiomatization of Set Theory'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations

583	The starting point of a proof is not a proof [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Who defines the healthy man, or who is awake or asleep? This is a pursuit of foundations, but this is seeking an account where there isn't one. The starting point of a proof is not a proof.
	From: Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1011a10)
	A reaction: a comment on Descartes

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification

15977	Facts beyond immediate experience are assessed by agreement with known truths and observations [Locke]
	Full Idea: What comes not within the scrutiny of the human senses ...can appear more or less probable only as they more or less agree to truths that are established in the our minds, and as they hold proportion to other parts of our knowledge and observation.
	From: John Locke (Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed) [1694], 4.16.12)
	A reaction: This remark strikes me as an excellent attempt to get at what we mean by coherence in justification. It is also, note, a good account of what we would count as a best explanation.