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All the ideas for 'Mind and Its Place in Nature', 'reports' and 'Essays on Intellectual Powers 1: Preliminary'

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8 ideas

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

7628	Broad rejects the inferential component of the representative theory [Broad, by Maund]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense

23633

Many truths seem obvious, and point to universal agreement - which is what we find [Reid]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

5517	Individuals don't exist, but are conventional names for sets of elements [Buddha]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

23630

Only philosophers treat ideas as objects [Reid]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 9. Ambiguity

23629

The ambiguity of words impedes the advancement of knowledge [Reid]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

23632

Similar effects come from similar causes, and causes are only what are sufficient for the effects [Reid]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7600	The Buddha believed the gods would eventually disappear, and Nirvana was much higher [Buddha, by Armstrong,K]

7601	Life is suffering, from which only compassion, gentleness, truth and sobriety can save us [Buddha]