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All the ideas for 'works', 'Rationale and Maxims in Study of Concepts' and 'Has Philosophy Lost Contact with People?'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
9764 Inspiration and social improvement need wisdom, but not professional philosophy [Quine]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy
9763 For a good theory of the world, we must focus on our flabby foundational vocabulary [Quine]
1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
6782 Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
22181 Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / a. Concepts as representations
11127 If concepts just are mental representations, what of concepts we may never acquire? [Peacocke]