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All the ideas for 'The Case for Closure', 'De primae philosophiae emendatione' and 'Two treatises'

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7 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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The concept of forces or powers best reveals the true concept of substance [Leibniz]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Quantity is the capacity to be divided [Digby]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 2. Common Sense Certainty

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Commitment to 'I have a hand' only makes sense in a context where it has been doubted [Hawthorne]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

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How can we know the heavyweight implications of normal knowledge? Must we distort 'knowledge'? [Hawthorne]

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We wouldn't know the logical implications of our knowledge if small risks added up to big risks [Hawthorne]

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Denying closure is denying we know P when we know P and Q, which is absurd in simple cases [Hawthorne]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles

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Colours arise from the rarity, density and mixture of matter [Digby]