Ideas from 'Human Knowledge: its scope and limits' by Bertrand Russell [1948], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Human Knowledge' by Russell,Bertrand [Routledge 2009,978-0-415-47444-3]].
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not
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Is it possible to state every possible truth about the whole course of nature without using 'not'?
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity
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Some facts about experience feel like logical necessities
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 5. Empiricism Critique
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It is hard to explain how a sentence like 'it is not raining' can be found true by observation
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19. Language / F. Communication / 3. Denial
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If we define 'this is not blue' as disbelief in 'this is blue', we eliminate 'not' as an ingredient of facts
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / a. Explaining movement
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Russell's 'at-at' theory says motion is to be at the intervening points at the intervening instants [Psillos]
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