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All the ideas for 'Mind and Its Place in Nature', 'Immortality of the Soul' and 'The Philosophy of Logic'

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5 ideas

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / i. Cardinal infinity

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Very large sets should be studied in an 'if-then' spirit [Putnam]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics

18199

Indispensability strongly supports predicative sets, and somewhat supports impredicative sets [Putnam]

8857	We must quantify over numbers for science; but that commits us to their existence [Putnam]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

7628	Broad rejects the inferential component of the representative theory [Broad, by Maund]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / c. Angels

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The schools said spirits lack extension, and wonder how many could dance on a needle's point [More,H]