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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism
3653 My Meditations are the complete foundation of my physics [Descartes]
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth
4736 Truth is such a transcendentally clear notion that it cannot be further defined [Descartes]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 5. Functions in Logic
21566 'Propositional functions' are ambiguous until the variable is given a value [Russell]
5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / a. The Liar paradox
21567 'All judgements made by Epimenedes are true' needs the judgements to be of the same type [Russell]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / b. Type theory
23457 Type theory cannot identify features across levels (because such predicates break the rules) [Morris,M on Russell]
21556 Classes are defined by propositional functions, and functions are typed, with an axiom of reducibility [Russell, by Lackey]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / d. Predicativism
21568 A one-variable function is only 'predicative' if it is one order above its arguments [Russell]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
468 Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / b. Soul
3652 I can't prove the soul is indestructible, only that it is separate from the mortal body [Descartes]