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All the ideas for 'reports', 'Syntactic Structure' and 'Nihilism without Self-Contradiction'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

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We should always apply someone's theory of meaning to their own utterances [Liggins]

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]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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We normally formalise 'There are Fs' with singular quantification and predication, but this may be wrong [Liggins]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

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Nihilists needn't deny parts - they can just say that some of the xs are among the ys [Liggins]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

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

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