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Ideas for 'Model Theory', 'On What Grounds What' and 'Frege philosophy of mathematics'

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
We should not multiply basic entities, but we can have as many derivative entities as we like [Schaffer,J]
2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
A contextual definition permits the elimination of the expression by a substitution [Dummett]
The idea that groups of concepts could be 'implicitly defined' was abandoned [Hodges,W]