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All the ideas for 'A World of States of Affairs', 'Dthat' and 'The Theory of Knowledge'

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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

4742	Correspondence may be one-many or many one, as when either p or q make 'p or q' true [Armstrong]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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Logical constants seem to be entities in propositions, but are actually pure form [Russell]

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We use logical notions, so they must be objects - but I don't know what they really are [Russell]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth

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Logical truths are known by their extreme generality [Russell]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism

9497	Without modality, Armstrong falls back on fictionalism to support counterfactual laws [Bird on Armstrong]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / d. Negative facts

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There can't be a negative of a complex, which is negated by its non-existence [Potter on Russell]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

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Properties are contingently existing beings with multiple locations in space and time [Armstrong, by Lewis]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity

4743	The truth-maker for a truth must necessitate that truth [Armstrong]

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

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

4798	In recent writings, Armstrong makes a direct identification of necessitation with causation [Armstrong, by Psillos]