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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'The Value Problem' and 'Dispositional Modality'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

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Wisdom has a higher value than understanding, which has a higher value than knowledge [Greco]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 1. Types of Modality

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Dispositionality has its own distinctive type of modality [Mumford/Anjum]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification

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If value is practical, knowledge is no better than true opinion [Greco]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 10. Anti External Justification

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Externalist theories don't explain why knowledge has value [Greco]

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]