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All the ideas for 'The Gettier Problem', 'Possible Worlds' and 'Tarski on Truth and Logical Consequence'

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6 ideas

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / c. Meta-language for truth

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'Snow is white' depends on meaning; whether snow is white depends on snow [Etchemendy]

3. Truth / G. Axiomatic Truth / 1. Axiomatic Truth

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We can get a substantive account of Tarski's truth by adding primitive 'true' to the object language [Etchemendy]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

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Lewis's distinction of 'existing' from 'being actual' is Meinong's between 'existing' and 'subsisting' [Lycan on Lewis]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / d. Possible worlds actualism

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Lewis can't know possible worlds without first knowing what is possible or impossible [Lycan on Lewis]

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What are the ontological grounds for grouping possibilia into worlds? [Lycan on Lewis]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / b. Gettier problem

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A Gettier case is a belief which is true, and its fallible justification involves some luck [Hetherington]