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All the ideas for 'Dewey', 'The Identity of Indiscernibles' and 'The Doctrine of Necessity Examined'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / j. Axiom of Choice IX
10196 The Axiom of Choice needs a criterion of choice [Black]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties
10194 Two things can only be distinguished by a distinct property or a distinct relation [Black]
9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity
10193 The 'property' of self-identity is uselessly tautological [Black]
9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
10195 If the universe just held two indiscernibles spheres, that refutes the Identity of Indiscernibles [Black]
10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance
14804 Is chance just unknown laws? But the laws operate the same, whatever chance occurs [Peirce]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
14805 Is there any such thing as death among the lower organisms? [Peirce]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 13. Green Politics
22881 Should we value environmental systems for human benefit, or for their own sake? [Hildebrand]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
14806 If the world is just mechanical, its whole specification has no more explanation than mere chance [Peirce]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
14803 The more precise the observations, the less reliable appear to be the laws of nature [Peirce]