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All the ideas for 'Two Problems of Epistemology', 'In Defence of Convention T' and 'Essays on Intellectual Powers 1: Preliminary'

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12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense

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Many truths seem obvious, and point to universal agreement - which is what we find [Reid]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

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Only philosophers treat ideas as objects [Reid]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 9. Ambiguity

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The ambiguity of words impedes the advancement of knowledge [Reid]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 5. Fregean Semantics

7331	A theory of meaning comes down to translating sentences into Fregean symbolic logic [Davidson, by Macey]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

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Similar effects come from similar causes, and causes are only what are sufficient for the effects [Reid]