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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'The Dappled World' and 'The Problem of Counterfactual Conditionals'

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4 ideas

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals

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Counterfactuals are true if logical or natural laws imply the consequence [Goodman, by McFetridge]

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]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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Theories can never represent accurately, because their components are abstract [Cartwright,N, by Portides]