Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Case for Closure', 'Rights of Man' and 'The Foundations of Mathematics (2nd ed)'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / b. Equivalence relation

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An 'equivalence' relation is one which is reflexive, symmetric and transitive [Kunen]

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]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions

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A people, not government, creates a constitution, which is essential for legitimacy [Paine]