Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rayo,A/Uzquiasno,G, Noam Chomsky and Walter Charleton

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11 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / c. Category mistake as semantic

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Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

13451

The two best understood conceptions of set are the Iterative and the Limitation of Size [Rayo/Uzquiano]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / m. Axiom of Separation

13452

Some set theories give up Separation in exchange for a universal set [Rayo/Uzquiano]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

13449

We could have unrestricted quantification without having an all-inclusive domain [Rayo/Uzquiano]

13450

Absolute generality is impossible, if there are indefinitely extensible concepts like sets and ordinals [Rayo/Uzquiano]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 5. Second-Order Quantification

13453

Perhaps second-order quantifications cover concepts of objects, rather than plain objects [Rayo/Uzquiano]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

16674

The quantity is just the matter, in that it has extended parts and is diffuse [Charleton]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts

6649	Chomsky now says concepts are basically innate, as well as syntax [Chomsky, by Lowe]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

18007

Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

18006

Chomsky's 'interpretative semantics' says syntax comes first, and is then interpreted [Chomsky, by Magidor]

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / a. Contextual meaning

13448

The domain of an assertion is restricted by context, either semantically or pragmatically [Rayo/Uzquiano]