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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'Metaphysics' and 'The Thesis that Mathematics is Logic'

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4 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

10066

Putnam coined the term 'if-thenism' [Putnam, by Musgrave]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff

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A composite is a true unity if all of its parts fall under one essence [Scheibler]

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]