Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Introduction to 'Evidentialism'' and 'The Modularity of Mind'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / b. Evidentialism

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Evidentialism says justifications supervene on the available evidence [Conee/Feldman]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind

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Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated [Fodor, by Okasha]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

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Rational decisions are either taken to be based on evidence, or to be explained causally [Conee/Feldman]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré]