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All the ideas for 'Putnam's Paradox', 'A Puzzle about Belief' and 'Philosophy of Mind (Encylopedia III)'

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5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 2. Isomorphisms

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A consistent theory just needs one model; isomorphic versions will do too, and large domains provide those [Lewis]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Anti-realists see the world as imaginary, or lacking joints, or beyond reference, or beyond truth [Lewis]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

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A gerrymandered mereological sum can be a mess, but still have natural joints [Lewis]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

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Freedom is produced by the activity of the mind, and is not intrinsically given [Hegel]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 1. Dualism

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Geist is distinct from nature, not as a substance, but because of its normativity [Hegel, by Pinkard]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

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Puzzled Pierre has two mental files about the same object [Recanati on Kripke]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Causal theories of reference make errors in reference easy [Lewis]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

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Descriptive theories remain part of the theory of reference (with seven mild modifications) [Lewis]