Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Changes in Events and Changes in Things', 'Precepts for Advancing Science and Arts' and 'The Basing Relation'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact

15201

That Queen Anne is dead is a 'general fact', not a fact about Queen Anne [Prior,AN]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

19696

There are reasons 'for which' a belief is held, reasons 'why' it is believed, and reasons 'to' believe it [Neta]

19697

The basing relation of a reason to a belief should both support and explain the belief [Neta]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique

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I don't recommend universal doubt; we constantly seek reasons for things which are indubitable [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / e. Tensed (A) series

22899

'Thank goodness that's over' is not like 'thank goodness that happened on Friday' [Prior,AN]