Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'How to Russell a Frege-Church' and 'talk'

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8 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

10152

Set theory and logic are fairy tales, but still worth studying [Tarski]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / c. Theory of definite descriptions

11989

For Russell, expressions dependent on contingent circumstances must be eliminated [Kaplan]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

10151

I am a deeply convinced nominalist [Tarski]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / d. Haecceitism

11990

'Haecceitism' says that sameness or difference of individuals is independent of appearances [Kaplan]

9668	'Haecceitism' is common thisness under dissimilarity, or distinct thisnesses under resemblance [Kaplan]

11991

If quantification into modal contexts is legitimate, that seems to imply some form of haecceitism [Kaplan]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]