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All the ideas for 'The Raft and the Pyramid', 'The Principles of Science' and 'On the Basis of Morality'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
8797 The negation of all my beliefs about my current headache would be fully coherent [Sosa]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / a. Early logicism
8628 I hold that algebra and number are developments of logic [Jevons]
12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense
8794 There are very few really obvious truths, and not much can be proved from them [Sosa]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
8796 A single belief can trail two regresses, one terminating and one not [Sosa]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique
8799 If mental states are not propositional, they are logically dumb, and cannot be foundations [Sosa]
8795 Mental states cannot be foundational if they are not immune to error [Sosa]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 2. Causal Justification
8798 Vision causes and justifies beliefs; but to some extent the cause is the justification [Sosa]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics
21375 Reason can be vicious, and great crimes have to be rational [Schopenhauer]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
21379 Man's three basic ethical incentives are egoism, malice and compassion [Schopenhauer]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights
21376 Philosophy treats animals as exploitable things, ignoring the significance of their lives [Schopenhauer]