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All the ideas for 'Letter to G.H. Schaller', 'Explanation in Mathematics' and 'When Does a Life Begin?'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
Essences are no use in mathematics, if all mathematical truths are necessary [Mancosu]
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will
A thing is free if it acts only by the necessity of its own nature [Spinoza]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 3. Abortion
If the soul is held to leave the body at brain-death, it should arrive at the time of brain-creation [Lockwood]
It isn't obviously wicked to destroy a potential human being (e.g. an ununited egg and sperm) [Lockwood]
I may exist before I become a person, just as I exist before I become an adult [Lockwood]