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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'Explanation in Mathematics' and 'Letters to Descartes'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
13166 Essences are no use in mathematics, if all mathematical truths are necessary [Mancosu]
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]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique
23222 A soul with physical extension is more likely than an immaterial soul that moves bodies [Elizabeth]