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All the ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'In Praise of Philosophy' and 'Inventing Logical Necessity'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Philosophers are marked by a joint love of evidence and ambiguity [Merleau-Ponty]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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Logical necessity involves a decision about usage, and is non-realist and non-cognitive [Wright,C, by McFetridge]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

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If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism

7320	Holism cannot give a coherent account of scientific methodology [Wright,C, by Miller,A]