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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Empirical Stance' and 'The Theory of Knowledge'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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Philosophy is a value- and attitude-driven enterprise [Fraassen]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics

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Is it likely that a successful, coherent, explanatory ontological hypothesis is true? [Fraassen]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis

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Analytic philosophy has an exceptional arsenal of critical tools [Fraassen]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

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We may end up with a huge theory of carefully constructed falsehoods [Fraassen]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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Logical constants seem to be entities in propositions, but are actually pure form [Russell]

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We use logical notions, so they must be objects - but I don't know what they really are [Russell]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth

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Logical truths are known by their extreme generality [Russell]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / d. Negative facts

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There can't be a negative of a complex, which is negated by its non-existence [Potter on Russell]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / c. Against best explanation

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Inference to best explanation contains all sorts of hidden values [Fraassen]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic

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We accept many scientific theories without endorsing them as true [Fraassen]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]