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All the ideas for 'Reply to Richards', 'The Case against Closure (and reply)' and 'Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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The greatest philosophers are methodical; it is what makes them great [Grice]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

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Closure says if you know P, and also know P implies Q, then you must know Q [Dretske]

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We needn't regret the implications of our regrets; regretting drinking too much implies the past is real [Dretske]

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Reasons for believing P may not transmit to its implication, Q [Dretske]

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Knowing by visual perception is not the same as knowing by implication [Dretske]

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The only way to preserve our homely truths is to abandon closure [Dretske]

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P may imply Q, but evidence for P doesn't imply evidence for Q, so closure fails [Dretske]

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We know past events by memory, but we don't know the past is real (an implication) by memory [Dretske]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

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Moral right is linked to validity and truth, so morality is a matter of knowledge, not an expression of values [Habermas, by Finlayson]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 9. Contractualism

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Move from individual willing of a general law, to willing norms agreed with other people [Habermas]