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All the ideas for 'talk', 'On Simple Theories of a Complex World' and 'Posthumous notes'

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

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Transcendental philosophy is the subject becoming the originator of unified reality [Kant]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 2. Knowledge as Convention

1556	By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine]

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There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine]