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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'Introduction to 'New Pragmatists'' and 'The Logical Structure of the World (Aufbau)'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution [Misak]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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Carnap tried to define all scientific predicates in terms of primitive relations, using type theory [Carnap, by Button]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / g. Conceptual atomism

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All concepts can be derived from a few basics, making possible one science of everything [Carnap, by Brody]