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'Metaphysics', 'The Thought: a Logical Enquiry' and 'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism'
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5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 1. Bivalence
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For Aristotle bivalence is a feature of reality [Aristotle, by Boulter]
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form
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In a logically perfect language, there will be just one word for every simple object [Russell]
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Romulus does not occur in the proposition 'Romulus did not exist' [Russell]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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You can understand 'author of Waverley', but to understand 'Scott' you must know who it applies to [Russell]
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There are a set of criteria for pinning down a logically proper name [Russell, by Sainsbury]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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Treat description using quantifiers, and treat proper names as descriptions [Russell, by McCullogh]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names
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A name has got to name something or it is not a name [Russell]
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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai
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Aporia 3: Does one science investigate all being, or does each kind of being have a science? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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We must start with our puzzles, and progress by solving them, as they reveal the real difficulty [Aristotle]
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Aporia 4: Does metaphysics just investigate pure being, or also the characteristics of being? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 1: is there one science of explanation, or many? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 2: Does one science investigate both ultimate and basic principles of being? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 5: Do other things exist besides what is perceptible by the senses? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 9: Is there one principle, or one kind of principle? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 6: Are the basic principles of a thing the kinds to which it belongs, or its components? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 7: Is a thing's kind the most general one, or the most specific one? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 8: Are there general kinds, or merely particulars? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 10: Do perishables and imperishables have the same principle? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 11: Are primary being and unity distinct, or only in the things that are? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 12: Do mathematical entities exist independently, or only in objects? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 13: Are there kinds, as well as particulars and mathematical entities? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 15: Are the causes of things universals or particulars? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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Aporia 14: Are ultimate causes of things potentialities, or must they be actual? [Aristotle, by Politis]
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