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All the ideas for 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)', 'Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism' and 'Thoughts without Laws'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy
2945 Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]
1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis
2946 You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs
12582 The function of beliefs is to produce beliefs-that-p when p [Millikan]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
22692 A work can be morally and artistically excellent, despite rejecting moral truth [John,E]
22693 The works we value most are in sympathy with our own moral views [John,E]
22694 We should understand what is morally important in a story, without having to endorse it [John,E]
22695 We value morality in art because that is what we care about - but it is a contingent fact [John,E]