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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'Elements of Mathematical Logic' and 'Nonexistent Objects'

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4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 3. Many-Valued Logic

8942	Lukasiewicz's L3 logic has three truth-values, T, F and I (for 'indeterminate') [Lukasiewicz, by Fisher]

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

17946

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

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

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There is an object for every set of properties (some of which exist, and others don't) [Parsons,T, by Sawyer]

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

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