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All the ideas for 'Frege's Theory of Numbers', 'Meaning and Necessity' and 'Causation'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure
17447 Parsons says counting is tagging as first, second, third..., and converting the last to a cardinal [Parsons,C, by Heck]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
8406 Not all explanations are causal, but if a thing can be explained at all, it can be explained causally [Sanford]
19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
11968 The intension of a sentence is the set of all possible worlds in which it is true [Carnap, by Kaplan]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
8407 A totality of conditions necessary for an occurrence is usually held to be jointly sufficient for it [Sanford]