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'Metaphysics', 'Reply to First Objections' and 'Protocol Sentences'
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
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The starting point of a proof is not a proof [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique
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If we are rebuilding our ship at sea, we should jettison some cargo [Boolos on Neurath]
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We must always rebuild our ship on the open sea; we can't reconstruct it properly in dry-dock [Neurath]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 5. Dream Scepticism
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Dreams aren't a serious problem. No one starts walking round Athens next morning, having dreamt that they were there! [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism
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If relativism is individual, how can something look sweet and not taste it, or look different to our two eyes? [Aristotle]
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If truth is relative it is relational, and concerns appearances relative to a situation [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique
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If the majority had diseased taste, and only a few were healthy, relativists would have to prefer the former [Aristotle]
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