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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction
22642 Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James]
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 9. Rejecting Truth
18986 Truth is just a name for verification-processes [James]
3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
18983 In many cases there is no obvious way in which ideas can agree with their object [James]
3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
18972 Ideas are true in so far as they co-ordinate our experiences [James]
18973 New opinions count as 'true' if they are assimilated to an individual's current beliefs [James]
3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth
18984 True ideas are those we can assimilate, validate, corroborate and verify (and false otherwise) [James]
3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / a. Tarski's truth definition
14965 Truth rests on Elimination ('A' is true → A) and Introduction (A → 'A' is true) [Gupta]
3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 2. Semantic Truth
14968 A weakened classical language can contain its own truth predicate [Gupta]
5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / a. The Liar paradox
14964 The Liar reappears, even if one insists on propositions instead of sentences [Gupta]
14969 Strengthened Liar: either this sentence is neither-true-nor-false, or it is not true [Gupta]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / c. Facts and truths
22641 Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
18987 A 'thing' is simply carved out of reality for human purposes [James]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique
18981 'Substance' is just a word for groupings and structures in experience [James]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 5. Aiming at Truth
18974 Truth is a species of good, being whatever proves itself good in the way of belief [James]
12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 3. Pragmatism
18989 Pragmatism accepts any hypothesis which has useful consequences [James]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism
22640 We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James]
14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science
18971 Theories are practical tools for progress, not answers to enigmas [James]
14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 3. Instrumentalism
18985 True thoughts are just valuable instruments of action [James]
18982 Pragmatism says all theories are instrumental - that is, mental modes of adaptation to reality [James]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities
18975 We return to experience with concepts, where they show us differences [James]
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections
18980 If there is a 'greatest knower', it doesn't follow that they know absolutely everything [James]
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 4. Divine Contradictions
18978 It is hard to grasp a cosmic mind which produces such a mixture of goods and evils [James]
28. God / B. Proving God / 1. Proof of God
18991 If the God hypothesis works well, then it is true [James]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique
18977 The wonderful design of a woodpecker looks diabolical to its victims [James]
18979 Things with parts always have some structure, so they always appear to be designed [James]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / d. Religious Experience
18976 Private experience is the main evidence for God [James]
29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism
18990 Nirvana means safety from sense experience, and hindus and buddhists are just afraid of life [James]