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All the ideas for 'Issues of Pragmaticism', 'Summula philosophiae naturalis' and 'Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times'

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5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 1. Axiomatisation

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Axioms reveal the underlying assumptions, and reveal relationships between different areas [Kline]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

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Ockham was an anti-realist about the categories [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Ockham says matter must be extended, so we don't need Quantity [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]

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Matter gets its quantity from condensation and rarefaction, which is just local motion [William of Ockham]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning

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The meaning or purport of a symbol is all the rational conduct it would lead to [Peirce]