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All the ideas for 'Leibniz', 'Non-foundationalist epistemology' and 'Many, but almost one'

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8 ideas

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

8616	How can multiple statements, none of which is tenable, conjoin to yield a tenable conclusion? [Elgin]

8617	Statements that are consistent, cotenable and supportive are roughly true [Elgin]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

15538

Semantic indecision explains vagueness (if we have precisifications to be undecided about) [Lewis]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail

15537

If cats are vague, we deny that the many cats are one, or deny that the one cat is many [Lewis]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

15536

We have one cloud, but many possible boundaries and aggregates for it [Lewis]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects

7566	The Identity of Indiscernibles is really the same as the verification principle [Jolley]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification

8618	Coherence is a justification if truth is its best explanation (not skill in creating fiction) [Elgin]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

15539

Basic to pragmatics is taking a message in a way that makes sense of it [Lewis]