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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Introduction to 'Properties'' and 'Intro to 'Philosophy of Logic''

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

4037	Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver]

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / a. Systems of modal logic

9456	Modal logic is multiple systems, shown in the variety of accessibility relations between worlds [Jacquette]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 1. Overview of Logic

9457	The two main views in philosophy of logic are extensionalism and intensionalism [Jacquette]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 5. Extensionalism

9458	Extensionalists say that quantifiers presuppose the existence of their objects [Jacquette]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 6. Intensionalism

9461	Intensionalists say meaning is determined by the possession of properties [Jacquette]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties

4027	Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties

4029	Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 5. Abstracta by Negation

4039	Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 7. Extensional Semantics

9460	Extensionalist semantics forbids reference to nonexistent objects [Jacquette]

9459	Extensionalist semantics is circular, as we must know the extension before assessing 'Fa' [Jacquette]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]