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All the ideas for 'Two Problems of Epistemology', 'Reductive Theories of Modality' and 'Platonism and the Spiritual Life'

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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]

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]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

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The good is not relative, but is rooted in facts about human needs [Santayana]