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Ideas for 'Material Beings', 'Defeasibility Theory' and 'The Essence of Reference'

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5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle

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The 'Law' of Excluded Middle needs all propositions to be definitely true or definitely false [Inwagen]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic

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Variables are just like pronouns; syntactic explanations get muddled over dummy letters [Inwagen]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury]

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Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / b. The Heap paradox ('Sorites')

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There are no heaps [Inwagen]