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All the ideas for 'Nihilism without Self-Contradiction', 'Epistemology' and 'works'

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11 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

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We should always apply someone's theory of meaning to their own utterances [Liggins]

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / h. System S5

7791	The simplest of the logics based on possible worlds is Lewis's S5 [Lewis,CI, by Girle]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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We normally formalise 'There are Fs' with singular quantification and predication, but this may be wrong [Liggins]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

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Nihilists needn't deny parts - they can just say that some of the xs are among the ys [Liggins]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Equating necessity with informal provability is the S4 conception of necessity [Lewis,CI, by Read]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism

7301	The phenomenalist says that to be is to be perceivable [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]

7302	Linguistic phenomenalism says we can eliminate talk of physical objects [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]

7303	If we lack enough sense-data, are we to say that parts of reality are 'indeterminate'? [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / c. Primary qualities

7299	Primary qualities can be described mathematically, unlike secondary qualities [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]

7300	An object cannot remain an object without its primary qualities [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique

7297	My justifications might be very coherent, but totally unconnected to the world [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones]