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All the ideas for 'The Poetics', 'Quantifiers and Propositional Attitudes' and 'Bayesianism'

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5 ideas

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

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The actual must be possible, because it occurred [Aristotle]

14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem

2799	Bayes' theorem explains why very surprising predictions have a higher value as evidence [Horwich]

2798	Probability of H, given evidence E, is prob(H) x prob(E given H) / prob(E) [Horwich]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings

9471	Intensions are creatures of darkness which should be exorcised [Quine]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

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Poetry is more philosophic than history, as it concerns universals, not particulars [Aristotle]