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All the ideas for 'The Meaning of the Word', 'Whose Justice? Which Rationality?' and 'Law, Pragmatism and Democracy'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

6710	You can only define a statement that something is 'true' by referring to its functional possibilities [James]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

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If the hypothesis of God is widely successful, it is true [James]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism

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Relativism can be seen as about the rationality of different cultural traditions [MacIntyre, by Kusch]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

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Democracy is competition for support of the people, guided by self-interest on all sides [Posner]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique

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Liberals debate how conservative or radical to be, but don't question their basics [MacIntyre]