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All the ideas for 'Epistemology', 'Life of Theseus' and 'Causation'

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10 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts
8386 Events are picked out by descriptions, and facts by whole sentences [Crane]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 9. Ship of Theseus
1212 Replacing timbers on Theseus' ship was the classic illustration of the problem of growth and change [Plutarch]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism
7301 The phenomenalist says that to be is to be perceivable [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]
7302 Linguistic phenomenalism says we can eliminate talk of physical objects [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]
7303 If we lack enough sense-data, are we to say that parts of reality are 'indeterminate'? [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / c. Primary qualities
7299 Primary qualities can be described mathematically, unlike secondary qualities [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]
7300 An object cannot remain an object without its primary qualities [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique
7297 My justifications might be very coherent, but totally unconnected to the world [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
8387 A cause has its effects in virtue of its properties [Crane]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
8384 The regularity theory explains a causal event by other items than the two that are involved [Crane]