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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The soul's dependence on the body' and 'Mathematical Logic (revised)'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

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Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen]

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]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / c. Features of mind

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The spirit in the soul wants freedom, power and honour [Galen]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain

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Stopping the heart doesn't terminate activity; pressing the brain does that [Galen, by Cobb]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties

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Philosophers think faculties are in substances, and invent a faculty for every activity [Galen]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

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The brain contains memory and reason, and is the source of sensation and decision [Galen]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

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The rational part of the soul is the desire for truth, understanding and recollection [Galen]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish

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We execute irredeemable people, to protect ourselves, as a deterrent, and ending a bad life [Galen]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]