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All the ideas for 'Notes on John Wilkins', 'The Nature of Musical Expression' and 'Contextualism Defended'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences
12694 Essence is the distinct thinkability of anything [Leibniz]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / a. Contextualism
12893 Contextualism says sceptical arguments are true, relative to their strict context [Cohen,S]
12896 Knowledge is context-sensitive, because justification is [Cohen,S]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / b. Invariantism
12894 There aren't invariant high standards for knowledge, because even those can be raised [Cohen,S]
21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression
12165 Romantics say music expresses ideas, or the Will, or intuitions, or feelings [Scruton]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art
12164 Expressing melancholy is a good thing, but arousing it is a bad thing [Scruton]