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'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Problems of Philosophy' and 'Philosophy of Mathematics'
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality
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It is rational to believe in reality, despite the lack of demonstrative reasons for it [Russell]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / a. Nature of Judgement
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Knowledge of truths applies to judgements; knowledge by acquaintance applies to sensations and things [Russell]
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Russell's 'multiple relations' theory says beliefs attach to ingredients, not to propositions [Russell, by Linsky,B]
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Truth is when a mental state corresponds to a complex unity of external constituents [Russell]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / b. Error
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In order to explain falsehood, a belief must involve several terms, not two [Russell]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts
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A universal of which we are aware is called a 'concept' [Russell]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
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Simple types can be apprehended through their tokens, via abstraction [Shapiro]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring
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We can apprehend structures by focusing on or ignoring features of patterns [Shapiro]
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We can focus on relations between objects (like baseballers), ignoring their other features [Shapiro]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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Abstract objects might come by abstraction over an equivalence class of base entities [Shapiro]
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