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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'An Outline of Empiricism' and 'Philosophical Letters from England'

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4 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

23248

Early empiricists said reason was just a useless concept introduced by philosophers [Galen, by Frede,M]

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]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 2. Golden Rule

7844	The Golden Rule is accepted everywhere, and gives a fixed target for morality [Voltaire]