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All the ideas for 'Letter to Shumacher', 'Assertion' and 'Address to the Voters of Bristol'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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Actual infinities are not allowed in mathematics - only limits which may increase without bound [Gauss]

19. Language / F. Communication / 2. Assertion

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An assertion aims to add to the content of a context [Stalnaker, by Magidor]

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature

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An assertion is an attempt to rule out certain possibilities, narrowing things down for good planning [Stalnaker, by Schroeter]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy

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Your representative owes you his judgement, and betrays you if he gives your opinion instead [Burke]