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Ideas for 'works', 'Truth is not the Primary Epistemic Goal' and 'New Essays on Human Understanding'

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge

5991	For Aristotle, knowledge is of causes, and is theoretical, practical or productive [Aristotle, by Code]

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Epistemology does not just concern knowledge; all aspects of cognitive activity are involved [Kvanvig]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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We understand things when they are distinct, and we can derive necessities from them [Leibniz]

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Understanding grasps the agreements and disagreements of ideas [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 5. Aiming at Truth

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Making sense of things, or finding a good theory, are non-truth-related cognitive successes [Kvanvig]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

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Certainty is where practical doubt is insane, or at least blameworthy [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 5. Cogito Critique

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I know more than I think, since I know I think A then B then C [Leibniz]

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The Cogito doesn't prove existence, because 'I am thinking' already includes 'I am' [Leibniz]