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All the ideas for 'Second Commentary on 'Isagoge'', 'Notes on John Wilkins' and 'On Mental Entities'

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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts

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If universals are not separate, we can isolate them by abstraction [Boethius, by Panaccio]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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Essence is the distinct thinkability of anything [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / d. Sense-data problems

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Sense-data are dubious abstractions, with none of the plausibility of tables [Quine]

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 4. Pro-Empiricism

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Empiricism says evidence rests on the senses, but that insight is derived from science [Quine]