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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'Life of Pythagoras' and 'Letters to Frege'

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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / d. Russell's paradox

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Russell's Paradox is a stripped-down version of Cantor's Paradox [Priest,G on Russell]

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Russell's paradox means we cannot assume that every property is collectivizing [Potter on Russell]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 11. Properties as Sets

9127	Russell refuted Frege's principle that there is a set for each property [Russell, by Sorensen]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms

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Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

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Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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'Episteme' is better translated as 'understanding' than as 'knowledge' [Nehamas]

18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content

7531	We don't assert private thoughts; the objects are part of what we assert [Russell]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

1515	Pythagoreans believe it is absurd to seek for goodness anywhere except with the gods [Iamblichus]