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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Nature of Things' and 'The Pragmatist Account of Truth'

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10 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction
22642 Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James]
4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 7. Natural Sets
9406 A class is natural when everybody can spot further members of it [Quinton]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / c. Facts and truths
22641 Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
15730 Extreme nominalists say all classification is arbitrary convention [Quinton]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties
15728 The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton]
9407 Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals
15729 Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties
8520 An individual is a union of a group of qualities and a position [Quinton, by Campbell,K]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism
22640 We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
7903 The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]