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All the ideas for 'works', 'Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy' and 'On Motion'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

8717	Hilbert wanted to prove the consistency of all of mathematics (which realists take for granted) [Hilbert, by Friend]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism

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The grounding of mathematics is 'in the beginning was the sign' [Hilbert]

10115

Hilbert substituted a syntactic for a semantic account of consistency [Hilbert, by George/Velleman]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 8. Finitism

10116

Hilbert aimed to prove the consistency of mathematics finitely, to show infinities won't produce contradictions [Hilbert, by George/Velleman]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

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Surely the past phases of a thing are not parts of the thing? [Broad]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / a. Special relativity

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Motion is not absolute, but consists in relation [Leibniz]