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Ideas for 'Content Preservation', 'Introducing the Philosophy of Mathematics' and 'The Powers Metaphysics'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 8. Impredicative Definition

8721	An 'impredicative' definition seems circular, because it uses the term being defined [Friend]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 10. Stipulative Definition

8680	Classical definitions attempt to refer, but intuitionist/constructivist definitions actually create objects [Friend]

2. Reason / E. Argument / 1. Argument

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Promoting an ontology by its implied good metaphysic is an 'argument-by-display' [Williams,NE]

2. Reason / E. Argument / 5. Reductio ad Absurdum

3678	Reductio ad absurdum proves an idea by showing that its denial produces contradiction [Friend]