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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Case against Closure (and reply)' and 'Ways Worlds Could Be'

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Structural universals might serve as possible worlds [Forrest, by Lewis]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

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Closure says if you know P, and also know P implies Q, then you must know Q [Dretske]

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We needn't regret the implications of our regrets; regretting drinking too much implies the past is real [Dretske]

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Knowing by visual perception is not the same as knowing by implication [Dretske]

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Reasons for believing P may not transmit to its implication, Q [Dretske]

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The only way to preserve our homely truths is to abandon closure [Dretske]

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P may imply Q, but evidence for P doesn't imply evidence for Q, so closure fails [Dretske]

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We know past events by memory, but we don't know the past is real (an implication) by memory [Dretske]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]