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Ideas for 'On the Question of Absolute Undecidability', 'Letters to Schlick' and 'The Mysterious Flame'

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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form
Thoughts have a dual aspect: as they seem to introspection, and their underlying logical reality [McGinn]
     Full Idea: Our thoughts have a kind of duality, corresponding to their surface appearance to introspection and their underlying logical reality.
     From: Colin McGinn (The Mysterious Flame [1999], p.147)
5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 5. Incompleteness
We have no argument to show a statement is absolutely undecidable [Koellner]
     Full Idea: There is at present no solid argument to the effect that a given statement is absolutely undecidable.
     From: Peter Koellner (On the Question of Absolute Undecidability [2006], 5.3)