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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Laws of Thought' and 'An essentialist approach to Truth-making'

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 2. Truthmaker Relation

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Propositions are made true, in virtue of something which explains its truth [Lowe]

4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic

8083	Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]

7727	Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

8686	Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]

5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof

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Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes

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Modes are beings that are related both to substances and to universals [Lowe]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / b. Critique of tropes

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Tropes have existence independently of any entities [Lowe]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]