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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Justice as fairness: Political not Metaphysical' and 'The Pragmatist Account of Truth'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

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Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

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I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / c. Facts and truths

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Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism

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We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

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The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly [Rawls, by Smart]