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All the ideas for 'The Internalist Conception of Justification', 'Mathematics and Indispensibility' and 'Laughter'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

12170

Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

12173

The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

12169

Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

12172

Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

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

4262	If the only aim was consistent beliefs then new evidence and experiments would be irrelevant [Goldman]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

9558	All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested [Sober]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

12174

Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]