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All the ideas for 'works', 'Nihilism without Self-Contradiction' and 'The Nature of Things'

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10 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

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We should always apply someone's theory of meaning to their own utterances [Liggins]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 7. Natural Sets

9406	A class is natural when everybody can spot further members of it [Quinton]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

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De Morgan introduced a 'universe of discourse', to replace Boole's universe of 'all things' [De Morgan, by Walicki]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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We normally formalise 'There are Fs' with singular quantification and predication, but this may be wrong [Liggins]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

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Extreme nominalists say all classification is arbitrary convention [Quinton]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties

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The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton]

9407	Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

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Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties

8520	An individual is a union of a group of qualities and a position [Quinton, by Campbell,K]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

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Nihilists needn't deny parts - they can just say that some of the xs are among the ys [Liggins]