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All the ideas for 'Necessary Existents', 'Essentials of Pragmatism' and 'Against the Ethicists (one book)'

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8 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
22752 Reasoning is impossible without a preconception [Sext.Empiricus]
12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 3. Pragmatism
14794 Instead of seeking Truth, we should seek belief that is beyond doubt [Peirce]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities
14792 A 'conception', the rational implication of a word, lies in its bearing upon the conduct of life [Peirce]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / b. Analysis of concepts
14793 The definition of a concept is just its experimental implications [Peirce]
19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions
19216 Propositions (such as 'that dog is barking') only exist if their items exist [Williamson]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good
22754 Saying the good is useful or choiceworth or happiness-creating is not the good, but a feature of it [Sext.Empiricus]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good
22755 Like a warming fire, what is good by nature should be good for everyone [Sext.Empiricus]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
22756 If a desire is itself desirable, then we shouldn't desire it, as achieving it destroys it [Sext.Empiricus]