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All the ideas for 'The Epistemology of Modality', 'Mathematical Logic (revised)' and 'Mechanism, purpose and explan. exclusion'

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

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'Corner quotes' (quasi-quotation) designate 'whatever these terms designate' [Quine]

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

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We might do without names, by converting them into predicates [Quine, by Kirkham]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible

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How do you know you have conceived a thing deeply enough to assess its possibility? [Vaidya]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation

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Explanatory exclusion: there cannot be two separate complete explanations of a single event [Kim]