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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Introduction to 'Hippias Minor'' and 'Wiener Logik'

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5 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition

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A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

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Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / b. Intuitionism

9548	A mathematical object exists if there is no contradiction in its definition [Waterfield]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 3. Internal or External / b. Pro-externalism

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If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant]

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]