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All the ideas for 'Confessions of a Philosopher', 'New system of communication of substances' and 'The philosophical basis of intuitionist logic'

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11 ideas

4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 2. Intuitionist Logic

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Dummett says classical logic rests on meaning as truth, while intuitionist logic rests on assertability [Dummett, by Kitcher]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 1. Quantification

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Classical quantification is an infinite conjunction or disjunction - but you may not know all the instances [Dummett]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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My formal unifying atoms are substantial forms, which are forces like appetites [Leibniz]

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I call Aristotle's entelechies 'primitive forces', which originate activity [Leibniz]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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The analysis of things leads to atoms of substance, which found both composition and action [Leibniz]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance

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Substance must necessarily involve progress and change [Leibniz]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection

3102	Why don't we experience or remember going to sleep at night? [Magee]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions

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Stating a sentence's truth-conditions is just paraphrasing the sentence [Dummett]

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If a sentence is effectively undecidable, we can never know its truth conditions [Dummett]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use

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Meaning as use puts use beyond criticism, and needs a holistic view of language [Dummett]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / c. Forces

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We need the metaphysical notion of force to explain mechanics, and not just extended mass [Leibniz]