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All the ideas for 'The Sign of Four', 'Reference and Reflexivity' and 'The Pragmatist Account of Truth'

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

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Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / c. Facts and truths

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Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism

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We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James]

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

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If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird [Conan Doyle]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 9. Indexical Thought

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Indexical thoughts are about themselves, and ascribe properties to themselves [Perry, by Recanati]