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All the ideas for 'Taking Rights Seriously', 'Protocol Sentences' and 'The Architecture of Theories'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique

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If we are rebuilding our ship at sea, we should jettison some cargo [Boolos on Neurath]

8485	We must always rebuild our ship on the open sea; we can't reconstruct it properly in dry-dock [Neurath]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 1. Dualism

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Physical and psychical laws of mind are either independent, or derived in one or other direction [Peirce]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

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Dworkin believed we should promote equality, to increase autonomy [Dworkin, by Kekes]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

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We can treat people as equals, or actually treat them equally [Dworkin, by Grayling]

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Treating people as equals is the one basic value of all plausible political theories [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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The world is full of variety, but laws seem to produce uniformity [Peirce]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

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Darwinian evolution is chance, with the destruction of bad results [Peirce]