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All the ideas for 'The Logic of Boundaryless Concepts', 'Rationality' and 'Brain Bisection and Unity of Consciousness'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

6950	You can be rational with undetected or minor inconsistencies [Harman]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

6954	A coherent conceptual scheme contains best explanations of most of your beliefs [Harman]

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

9390	Logic guides thinking, but it isn't a substitute for it [Rumfitt]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

9389	Vague membership of sets is possible if the set is defined by its concept, not its members [Rumfitt]

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

6955	Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation [Harman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

6952	Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it [Harman]

14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction

6953	All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication [Harman]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind

2957	Brain bisection suggests unity of mind isn't all-or-nothing [Nagel, by Lockwood]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 4. Presupposition of Self

3285	We may be unable to abandon personal identity, even when split-brains have undermined it [Nagel]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

6951	Ordinary rationality is conservative, starting from where your beliefs currently are [Harman]