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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'The Inference to the Best Explanation' and 'The Rationalists'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance

4304	Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham]

12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism

4303	The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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Best Explanation is the core notion of epistemology [Harman, by Smart]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

4306	For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham]