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All the ideas for 'Rationality', 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax' and 'Julius Caesar'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

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Good reasons must give way to better [Shakespeare]

6950	You can be rational with undetected or minor inconsistencies [Harman]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

6954	A coherent conceptual scheme contains best explanations of most of your beliefs [Harman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

6955	Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation [Harman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

6952	Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it [Harman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction

6953	All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication [Harman]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

6951	Ordinary rationality is conservative, starting from where your beliefs currently are [Harman]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

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Chomsky's 'interpretative semantics' says syntax comes first, and is then interpreted [Chomsky, by Magidor]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / b. Volitionism

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The cause of my action is in my will [Shakespeare]