Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Primary Truths', 'The Basing Relation' and 'The Absurd'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

3269	If your life is to be meaningful as part of some large thing, the large thing must be meaningful [Nagel]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

19696

There are reasons 'for which' a belief is held, reasons 'why' it is believed, and reasons 'to' believe it [Neta]

19697

The basing relation of a reason to a belief should both support and explain the belief [Neta]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 4. A Priori as Necessities

9155	An a priori proof is independent of experience [Leibniz]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 8. Social Justification

3270	Justifications come to an end when we want them to [Nagel]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism

3268	If a small brief life is absurd, then so is a long and large one [Nagel]