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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Philosophical Implications of Mathematical logic' and 'Logic and Conversation'

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8 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 1. Ontology of Logic

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Logic is highly general truths abstracted from reality [Russell, by Glock]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / c. Truth-function conditionals

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Conditionals are truth-functional, but we must take care with misleading ones [Grice, by Edgington]

8948	The odd truth table for material conditionals is explained by conversational conventions [Grice, by Fisher]

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Conditionals might remain truth-functional, despite inappropriate conversational remarks [Edgington on Grice]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / f. Pragmatics of conditionals

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A person can be justified in believing a proposition, though it is unreasonable to actually say it [Grice, by Edgington]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

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It is good to generalise truths as much as possible [Russell]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

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Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / d. Time as measure

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Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus]