Ideas from 'Rationality' by Gilbert Harman [1995], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Reasoning Meaning and Mind' by Harman,Gilbert [OUP 1999,0-19-823802-9]].

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

6950	You can be rational with undetected or minor inconsistencies

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

6954	A coherent conceptual scheme contains best explanations of most of your beliefs

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

6955	Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

6952	Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it

14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction

6953	All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

6951	Ordinary rationality is conservative, starting from where your beliefs currently are