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All the ideas for 'City of God', 'Inexpressible Properties and Propositions' and 'The Intentionality of Sensation'

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7 ideas

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 3. Minimalist Truth

17990

Instances of minimal truth miss out propositions inexpressible in current English [Hofweber]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

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Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

17989

Since properties have properties, there can be a typed or a type-free theory of them [Hofweber]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito

3912	I must exist in order to be mistaken, so that even if I am mistaken, I can't be wrong about my own existence [Augustine]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / b. Qualia and intentionality

7439	The qualities involved in sensations are entirely intentional [Anscombe, by Armstrong]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 2. Interactionism

6683	The contact of spirit and body is utterly amazing, and incomprehensible [Augustine]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / a. Translation

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Holism says language can't be translated; the expressibility hypothesis says everything can [Hofweber]