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All the ideas for 'Epistemic Operators', 'Reply to First Objections' and 'Ordinatio'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
9103 A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham]
13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure
6445 You have knowledge if you can rule out all the relevant alternatives to what you believe [Dretske, by DeRose]
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind
16634 I can't be unaware of anything which is in me [Descartes]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
9104 A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 5. Existence-Essence
3635 Essence must be known before we discuss existence [Descartes]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
3634 We can't prove a first cause from our inability to grasp infinity [Descartes]