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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Semantics for Propositional Attitudes' and 'The Character of Physical Law'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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People generalise because it is easier to understand, and that is mistaken for deep philosophy [Feynman]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment

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Our commitments are to an 'ontology', but also to an 'ideology', or conceptual system [Hintikka]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Commitment to possible worlds is part of our ideology, not part of our ontology [Hintikka]

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]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory

9410	Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics

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Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

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We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares]

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

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