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    It is not the case that A consistent folk psychological theory cannot be extracted by uncritically collecting common sense platitudes

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    • 1.Reflective equilibrium methods, as developed by Rawls and applied to folk psychology by Stich, can systematically reconcile inconsistent platitudes into coherent theory.
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    • 2.The grammar analogy undermines itself: descriptive linguistics successfully extracts consistent competence models despite surface irregularities in actual speech.
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    • 1.Lewis's Ramsey-sentence approach demonstrates that the functional roles implicit in folk psychological platitudes converge on a consistent theoretical network when formalized.
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    • 2.Apparent inconsistencies in common sense often reflect context-sensitivity or vagueness rather than genuine logical contradiction, and do not preclude systematic extraction.
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    • 1.Common sense contains departures from what the best systematic theory would endorse
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    • 2.Just as a grammar of a language must allow for departures from strict grammaticality implicit in actual speech patterns, a theory of folk psychology must allow for inconsistencies in common sense
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