Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Reference and Contingency', 'Introduction to 'New Pragmatists'' and 'On the spiritual perfection of life'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution [Misak]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

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Arguing with opponents uncovers truths, and restrains falsehoods [Aquinas]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 5. Contingency

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'Superficial' contingency: false in some world; 'Deep' contingency: no obvious verification [Evans, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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Rigid designators can be meaningful even if empty [Evans, by Mackie,P]