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All the ideas for 'Reply to Fourth Objections', 'Moral Arguments' and 'The Empirical Stance'

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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]

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]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 6. Conceptual Dualism

3643	The concept of mind excludes body, and vice versa [Descartes]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature

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Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot]

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Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot]

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Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot]