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All the ideas for 'Works of Love', 'works' and 'Understanding'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

22181

Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

19690

'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]

19691

Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]

19692

You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

15998

Perfect love is not in spite of imperfections; the imperfections must be loved as well [Kierkegaard]