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All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'The Concept of Logical Consequence' and 'Preface to 'Principles of Philosophy''

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science

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Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity

3659	I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

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Split out the logical vocabulary, make an assignment to the rest. It's logical if premises and conclusion match [Tarski, by Rumfitt]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 4. Semantic Consequence |=

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X follows from sentences K iff every model of K also models X [Tarski]

5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 1. Logical Models

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A 'model' is a sequence of objects which satisfies a complete set of sentential functions [Tarski]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

3657	Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 4. Intentionality / b. Intentionality theories

3158	Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett]

17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 3. Intentional Stance

3159	Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett]

19. Language / E. Analyticity / 1. Analytic Propositions

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Sentences are 'analytical' if every sequence of objects models them [Tarski]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

3660	Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes]