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All the ideas for 'Contextualism Defended', 'Letters to William Molyneux' and 'The Concept of Logical Consequence'

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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

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Validity is where either the situation or the interpretation blocks true premises and false conclusion [Etchemendy, by Read]

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Etchemendy says fix the situation and vary the interpretation, or fix interpretations with varying situations [Etchemendy, by Read]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

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Things have real essences, but we categorise them according to the ideas we receive [Locke]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / a. Contextualism

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Contextualism says sceptical arguments are true, relative to their strict context [Cohen,S]

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Knowledge is context-sensitive, because justification is [Cohen,S]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / b. Invariantism

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There aren't invariant high standards for knowledge, because even those can be raised [Cohen,S]