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All the ideas for 'Opus Maius (major works)', 'Mathematical Intuition' and 'Epistemic Operators'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / c. Against mathematical empiricism

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General principles can be obvious in mathematics, but bold speculations in empirical science [Parsons,C]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

6445	You have knowledge if you can rule out all the relevant alternatives to what you believe [Dretske, by DeRose]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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No one even knows the nature and properties of a fly - why it has that colour, or so many feet [Bacon,R]