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Ideas for Douglas Lackey, Kent Bach and Dennis Whitcomb

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

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In first-order we can't just assert existence, and it is very hard to deny something's existence [Bach]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 3. Constants in Logic

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In logic constants play the role of proper names [Bach]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

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Proper names can be non-referential - even predicate as well as attributive uses [Bach]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential

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Millian names struggle with existence, empty names, identities and attitude ascription [Bach]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / a. Descriptions

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An object can be described without being referred to [Bach]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions can be used to refer, but are not semantically referential [Bach]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / b. Cantor's paradox

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Sets always exceed terms, so all the sets must exceed all the sets [Lackey]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / c. Burali-Forti's paradox

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It seems that the ordinal number of all the ordinals must be bigger than itself [Lackey]