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All the ideas for '04: Gospel of St John', 'On Perceptions' and 'The Language of Thought'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

6294	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God [John]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

8821	Jesus said he bore witness to the truth. Pilate asked, What is truth? [John]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism

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If we are dreaming, it is sufficient that the events are coherent, and obey laws [Leibniz]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

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Successful prediction shows proficiency in nature [Leibniz]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

8090	Since the language of thought is the same for all, it must be something like logical form [Fodor, by Devlin]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts

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If concept-learning is hypothesis-testing, that needs innate concepts to get started [Fodor, by Margolis/Laurence]