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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5435	An interpreter of a text, because of wider knowledge, can understand it better than its author [Schleiermacher, by Mautner]

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Unity emerges from understanding particulars, so understanding is prior to seeing unity [Schleiermacher]

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]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / a. Concepts as representations

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If concepts just are mental representations, what of concepts we may never acquire? [Peacocke]