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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'What is Analytic Philosophy?' and 'Proof of an External World'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis

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Analysis must include definitions, search for simples, concept analysis, and Kant's analysis [Glock]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 2. Common Sense Certainty

6349	I can prove a hand exists, by holding one up, pointing to it, and saying 'here is one hand' [Moore,GE]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

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German and British idealism is not about individual ideas, but the intelligibility of reality [Glock]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / h. Family resemblance

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The variety of uses of 'game' may be that it has several meanings, and isn't a single concept [Glock]

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We might say that the family resemblance is just a consequence of meaning-as-use [Glock]

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]