Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Letters to Foucher' and 'Putnam's Paradox'

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9 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 2. Isomorphisms

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A consistent theory just needs one model; isomorphic versions will do too, and large domains provide those [Lewis]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

14213

Anti-realists see the world as imaginary, or lacking joints, or beyond reference, or beyond truth [Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

13095

Essence is primitive force, or a law of change [Leibniz]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

14210

A gerrymandered mereological sum can be a mess, but still have natural joints [Lewis]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

14215

Causal theories of reference make errors in reference easy [Lewis]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

14209

Descriptive theories remain part of the theory of reference (with seven mild modifications) [Lewis]

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]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

2117	The connection in events enables us to successfully predict the future, so there must be a constant cause [Leibniz]

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

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