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Ideas for 'Cratylus', 'fragments/reports' and 'The Nature of Mathematics'

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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

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Logic, unlike mathematics, is not hypothetical; it asserts categorical ends from hypothetical means [Peirce]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names

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A name is a sort of tool [Plato]

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A name-giver might misname something, then force other names to conform to it [Plato]

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Things must be known before they are named, so it can't be the names that give us knowledge [Plato]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential

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Anyone who knows a thing's name also knows the thing [Plato]