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All the ideas for 'The Scientific Revolution 1500-1800', 'Introduction to a Secret Encyclopaedia' and 'Non-foundationalist epistemology'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 2. Analysis by Division

13099

Analysing right down to primitive concepts seems beyond our powers [Leibniz]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

8616	How can multiple statements, none of which is tenable, conjoin to yield a tenable conclusion? [Elgin]

8617	Statements that are consistent, cotenable and supportive are roughly true [Elgin]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 8. Subjective Truth

5022	We hold a proposition true if we are ready to follow it, and can't see any objections [Leibniz]

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

8618	Coherence is a justification if truth is its best explanation (not skill in creating fiction) [Elgin]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

5470	The idea of laws of nature arose in the Middle Ages [Hall,AR, by Ellis]