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All the ideas for 'Extrinsic Properties', 'works' and 'Letters to Russell'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

7085	The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

6806	Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms

23463

Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

14979

Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider]

15454

Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts

22132

Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties

15455

Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

23490

A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / i. Denying time

19381

The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / d. God decrees morality

8010	William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / c. Angels

16679

Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]