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All the ideas for 'The Gettier Problem', 'Realism' and 'Counterfactuals'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

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Dummett saw realism as acceptance of bivalence, rather than of mind-independent entities [Dummett, by Potter]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / c. Truth-function conditionals

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Lewis says indicative conditionals are truth-functional [Lewis, by Jackson]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals

8434	In good counterfactuals the consequent holds in world like ours except that the antecedent is true [Lewis, by Horwich]

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]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / b. Best system theory

9419	A law of nature is a general axiom of the deductive system that is best for simplicity and strength [Lewis]