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All the ideas for 'On Plural Reference and Set Theory', 'No Understanding without Explanation' and 'Internalism Exposed'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms

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A 'singulariser' converts a plural like 'number of' to a syntactically neutral form [Cartwright,H, by Hossack]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens]

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We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens]

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Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 3. Internal or External / a. Pro-internalism

6871	We can't only believe things if we are currently conscious of their justification - there are too many [Goldman]

6872	Internalism must cover Forgotten Evidence, which is no longer retrievable from memory [Goldman]

6874	Internal justification needs both mental stability and time to compute coherence [Goldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique

6873	Coherent justification seems to require retrieving all our beliefs simultaneously [Goldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / a. Reliable knowledge

6875	Reliability involves truth, and truth is external [Goldman]