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All the ideas for 'Changes in Events and Changes in Things', 'The Logical Structure of the World (Aufbau)' and 'talk'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact
15201 That Queen Anne is dead is a 'general fact', not a fact about Queen Anne [Prior,AN]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking
6900 A prior understanding of beauty is needed to assert that the Form of the Beautiful is beautiful [Westaway]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
6956 At what point does an object become 'whole'? [Westaway]
14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
18699 Carnap tried to define all scientific predicates in terms of primitive relations, using type theory [Carnap, by Button]
17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 7. Chinese Room
7335 The Chinese Room should be able to ask itself questions in Mandarin [Westaway]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / g. Conceptual atomism
12131 All concepts can be derived from a few basics, making possible one science of everything [Carnap, by Brody]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / e. Tensed (A) series
22899 'Thank goodness that's over' is not like 'thank goodness that happened on Friday' [Prior,AN]