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All the ideas for 'The Sign of Four', 'Miscellaneous Observations' and 'The Coherence Theory of Truth'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth
19574 If man sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself, by acting against his own convictions [Novalis]
3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 12. Rejecting Truthmakers
19079 For idealists reality is like a collection of beliefs, so truths and truthmakers are not distinct [Young,JO]
3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
19076 Coherence theories differ over the coherence relation, and over the set of proposition with which to cohere [Young,JO]
19077 Two propositions could be consistent with your set, but inconsistent with one another [Young,JO]
19078 Coherence with actual beliefs, or our best beliefs, or ultimate ideal beliefs? [Young,JO]
19084 Coherent truth is not with an arbitrary set of beliefs, but with a set which people actually do believe [Young,JO]
3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 2. Coherence Truth Critique
19083 How do you identify the best coherence set; and aren't there truths which don't cohere? [Young,JO]
3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth
19571 Delusion and truth differ in their life functions [Novalis]
3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 2. Deflationary Truth
19075 Deflationary theories reject analysis of truth in terms of truth-conditions [Young,JO]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
19575 Refinement of senses increasingly distinguishes individuals [Novalis]
12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism
19572 Experiences tests reason, and reason tests experience [Novalis]
14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
22200 If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird [Conan Doyle]
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind
19573 The seat of the soul is where our inner and outer worlds interpenetrate [Novalis]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
19577 Everything is a chaotic unity, then we abstract, then we reunify the world into a free alliance [Novalis]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions
19074 Are truth-condtions other propositions (coherence) or features of the world (correspondence)? [Young,JO]
19082 Coherence truth suggests truth-condtions are assertion-conditions, which need knowledge of justification [Young,JO]
21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 5. Natural Beauty
19578 Only self-illuminated perfect individuals are beautiful [Novalis]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief
19576 Religion needs an intermediary, because none of us can connect directly to a godhead [Novalis]