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All the ideas for 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction', 'Philosophical Explanations' and 'Spheres of Justice'

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9 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity [Bowie]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

22055

The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices [Bowie]

22054

German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity [Bowie]

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Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement [Bowie]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance

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You can't distribute goods from behind a veil, because their social meaning is unclear [Walzer, by Tuckness/Wolf]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality

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Complex equality restricts equalities from spilling over, like money influencing politics and law [Walzer, by Tuckness/Wolf]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality

20549

Equality is complex, with different spheres of equality where different principles apply [Walzer, by Swift]