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All the ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'The Condemnation of 1277' and 'Reductive Theories of Modality'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
9218 Maybe what distinguishes philosophy from science is its pursuit of necessary truths [Sider]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
15990 Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke]
10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility
22142 In future, only logical limits can be placed on divine omnipotence [Anon (Par), by Boulter]
11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
15994 If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique
16716 It is heresy to require self-evident foundational principles in order to be certain [Anon (Par)]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history
1866 It is heresy to teach that history repeats every 36,000 years [Anon (Par)]
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections
1865 It is heresy to teach that natural impossibilities cannot even be achieved by God [Anon (Par)]
28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / b. Ontological Proof critique
1864 It is heresy to teach that we can know God by his essence in this mortal life [Anon (Par)]