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All the ideas for 'works', 'Philosophical Explanations' and 'On Simple Theories of a Complex World'

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6 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

21687

It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine]

21688

There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / d. Heresy

16713

Philosophers are the forefathers of heretics [Tertullian]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism

6610	I believe because it is absurd [Tertullian]