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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 8. Theories in Logic
17807 To study formal systems, look at the whole thing, and not just how it is constructed in steps [Curry]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / c. Against mathematical empiricism
17806 It is untenable that mathematics is general physical truths, because it needs infinity [Curry]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique
17808 Saying mathematics is logic is merely replacing one undefined term by another [Curry]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
4398 An event causes another just if the second event would not have happened without the first [Lewis, by Psillos]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles
7636 It can't be more rational to believe in natural laws than miracles if the laws are not rational [Ishaq on Hume]