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All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad' and 'The Logical Syntax of Language'

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6 ideas

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

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Carnap defined consequence by contradiction, but this is unintuitive and changes with substitution [Tarski on Carnap]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 4. Logic by Convention

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Each person is free to build their own logic, just by specifying a syntax [Carnap]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads

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Epicurean atomists say body is sensible, to distinguish it from space. [Garber]

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]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism

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Epicurean atoms are distinguished by their extreme hardness [Garber]