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All the ideas for 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'Primary Truths' and 'Three Grades of Modal Involvement'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

21355

The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 1. Ontology of Logic

12219

Whether a modal claim is true depends on how the object is described [Quine, by Fine,K]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 1. Quantification

10922

Objects are the values of variables, so a referentially opaque context cannot be quantified into [Quine]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

10923

Aristotelian essentialism says a thing has some necessary and some non-necessary properties [Quine]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

10921

Necessity can attach to statement-names, to statements, and to open sentences [Quine]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

10924

Necessity is in the way in which we say things, and not things themselves [Quine]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 4. A Priori as Necessities

9155	An a priori proof is independent of experience [Leibniz]