Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Concerning the Author', 'Henry V' and 'The Language of Morals'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

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The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine [Peirce]

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

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I am saturated with the spirit of physical science [Peirce]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

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The goodness of a picture supervenes on the picture; duplicates must be equally good [Hare]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 3. Fallibilism

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Infallibility in science is just a joke [Peirce]

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 2. Associationism

14765

Association of ideas is the best philosophical idea of the prescientific age [Peirce]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

14766

Duns Scotus offers perhaps the best logic and metaphysics for modern physical science [Peirce]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / i. Prescriptivism

2855	In primary evaluative words like 'ought' prescription is constant but description can vary [Hare, by Hooker,B]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war

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Our obedience to the king erases any crimes we commit for him [Shakespeare]