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Arguments: Why Do You Believe What You Believe?
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Modal Logic: Axioms and Systems for Alethic Modal Logic
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Modal Ontological Arguments for the Existence of God
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Epistemology, or Theory of Knowledge
Thomas Metcalf Category: Epistemology Word count: 999 Listen here Many people think that they have a lot of knowledge. They also believe that other people sometimes know what they claim to know. But what is knowledge anyway? And how do we come to have it? Is it important that we have knowledge? If so, why? … Continue reading Epistemology, or Theory of Knowledge
1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology 