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All the ideas for 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction', 'Paradoxes of the Infinite' and 'The Meaning of the Word'

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

6710	You can only define a statement that something is 'true' by referring to its functional possibilities [James]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

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If the hypothesis of God is widely successful, it is true [James]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

9987	An aggregate in which order does not matter I call a 'set' [Bolzano]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite

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A truly infinite quantity does not need to be a variable [Bolzano]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity [Bowie]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

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The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices [Bowie]

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German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity [Bowie]

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Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement [Bowie]