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All the ideas for 'Lysis', 'Meditatio de principio individui' and 'Introduction to 'Absolute Generality''

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9 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

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The two best understood conceptions of set are the Iterative and the Limitation of Size [Rayo/Uzquiano]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / m. Axiom of Separation

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Some set theories give up Separation in exchange for a universal set [Rayo/Uzquiano]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

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We could have unrestricted quantification without having an all-inclusive domain [Rayo/Uzquiano]

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Absolute generality is impossible, if there are indefinitely extensible concepts like sets and ordinals [Rayo/Uzquiano]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 5. Second-Order Quantification

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Perhaps second-order quantifications cover concepts of objects, rather than plain objects [Rayo/Uzquiano]

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / a. Contextual meaning

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The domain of an assertion is restricted by context, either semantically or pragmatically [Rayo/Uzquiano]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good

295	The good is beautiful [Plato]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

294	People say that friendship exists only between good men [Plato]

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

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Causes can be inferred from perfect knowledge of their effects [Leibniz]