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All the ideas for 'Two Problems of Epistemology', 'Reductive Theories of Modality' and 'The Folly of Trying to Define Truth'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

9218	Maybe what distinguishes philosophy from science is its pursuit of necessary truths [Sider]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

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Truth cannot be reduced to anything simpler [Davidson]

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique

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Neither Aristotle nor Tarski introduce the facts needed for a correspondence theory [Davidson]

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / c. Meta-language for truth

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The language to define truth needs a finite vocabulary, to make the definition finite [Davidson]

3. Truth / G. Axiomatic Truth / 1. Axiomatic Truth

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We can elucidate indefinable truth, but showing its relation to other concepts [Davidson]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / a. Justification issues

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It is common to doubt truth when discussing it, but totally accept it when discussing knowledge [Davidson]

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]