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All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Reply to Hellman' and 'Against the Mathematicians'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

9379	A sentence is obvious if it is true, and any speaker of the language will instantly agree to it [Quine]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs

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Some things are their own criterion, such as straightness, a set of scales, or light [Sext.Empiricus]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique

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How can sceptics show there is no criterion? Weak without, contradiction with [Sext.Empiricus]