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All the ideas for 'Against Coherence', 'The Theory of Relativity and A Priori Knowledge' and 'Scientific Realism'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties
14933 Scientific properties are defined by the laws that embody them [Psillos, by Ladyman/Ross]
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation
18278 Kant showed that our perceptions are partly constructed from our concepts [Reichenbach]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification
21515 Incoherence may be more important for enquiry than coherence [Olsson]
21514 Coherence is the capacity to answer objections [Olsson]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique
21496 Mere agreement of testimonies is not enough to make truth very likely [Olsson]
21499 Coherence is only needed if the information sources are not fully reliable [Olsson]
21502 A purely coherent theory cannot be true of the world without some contact with the world [Olsson]
21512 Extending a system makes it less probable, so extending coherence can't make it more probable [Olsson]