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All the ideas for 'The Epistemology of Modality', 'The Making of a Philosopher' and 'works'

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5 ideas

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible

19440

How do you know you have conceived a thing deeply enough to assess its possibility? [Vaidya]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

22363

You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind

4691	If all mental life were conscious, we would be unable to see things, or to process speech [McGinn]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 3. Meaning as Speaker's Intention

4690	If meaning is speaker's intentions, it can be reduced to propositional attitudes, and philosophy of mind [McGinn]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

20644

Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin]