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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'An Outline of Empiricism' and 'The World'

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6 ideas

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

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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]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

22593

Our sensation of light may not be the same as what produces the sensation [Descartes]

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]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements

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The Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry of the philosophers need themselves to be explained [Descartes]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / b. Laws of motion

20964

Descartes said there was conservation of 'quantity of motion' [Descartes, by Papineau]