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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Essay on Probability', 'Realism and Anti-Realism' and 'Tractatus de corpore Christi'

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5 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
16676 Why use more things when fewer will do? [William of Ockham]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
15049 Metaphysical realists are committed to all unambiguous statements being true or not true [Dummett]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony
7458 The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking]
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
3441 If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles
16675 Every extended material substance is composed of parts distant from one another [William of Ockham]