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All the ideas for 'The Origin of the Work of Art', 'Pragmatism in Retrospect' and 'works'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

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Later Heidegger sees philosophy as more like poetry than like science [Heidegger, by Polt]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

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Peirce's theory offers anti-realist verificationism, but surely how things are is independent of us? [Horsten on Peirce]

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Independent truth (if there is any) is the ultimate result of sufficient enquiry [Peirce]

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 3. Pragmatism

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Pragmatism is a way of establishing meanings, not a theory of metaphysics or a set of truths [Peirce]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

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Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin]