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'Parmenides', 'Essays on Active Powers 3: Princs of action' and 'What are Sets and What are they For?'
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification
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If you only refer to objects one at a time, you need sets in order to refer to a plurality [Oliver/Smiley]
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We can use plural language to refer to the set theory domain, to avoid calling it a 'set' [Oliver/Smiley]
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5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth
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Logical truths are true no matter what exists - but predicate calculus insists that something exists [Oliver/Smiley]
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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 3. Antinomies
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Plato found antinomies in ideas, Kant in space and time, and Bradley in relations [Plato, by Ryle]
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Plato's 'Parmenides' is perhaps the best collection of antinomies ever made [Russell on Plato]
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