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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'Preface to Great Instauration (Renewal)' and 'Morality and Art'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

6602	Philosophy is like a statue which is worshipped but never advances [Bacon]

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

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

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

16724

The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon]

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 / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

6603	Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / b. Defining ethics

22445

Morality shows murder is wrong, but not what counts as a murder [Foot]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / c. Purpose of ethics

22444

A moral system must deal with the dangers and benefits of life [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / c. Objective value

22447

Saying something 'just is' right or wrong creates an illusion of fact and objectivity [Foot]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 6. Motivation for Duty

22448

We sometimes just use the word 'should' to impose a rule of conduct on someone [Foot]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 3. Abortion

22446

In the case of something lacking independence, calling it a human being is a matter of choice [Foot]