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All the ideas for 'Confessions of a Philosopher', 'Three theses about dispositions' and 'Abstraction Reconsidered'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / c. Against mathematical empiricism

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Abstraction from objects won't reveal an operation's being performed 'so many times' [Geach]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

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If concepts are just recognitional, then general judgements would be impossible [Geach]

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

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

17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 2. Potential Behaviour

7435	Dispositions are second-order properties, the property of having some property [Jackson/Pargetter/Prior, by Armstrong]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities

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For abstractionists, concepts are capacities to recognise recurrent features of the world [Geach]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

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The abstractionist cannot explain 'some' and 'not' [Geach]

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Only a judgement can distinguish 'striking' from 'being struck' [Geach]