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All the ideas for 'The Privileged Present: A-Theory', 'Second Philosophy' and 'Mathematics without Numbers'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 7. Second-Order Logic

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Henkin semantics is more plausible for plural logic than for second-order logic [Maddy]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / c. Nominalist structuralism

8698	Modal structuralism says mathematics studies possible structures, which may or may not be actualised [Hellman, by Friend]

9557	Statements of pure mathematics are elliptical for a sort of modal conditional [Hellman, by Chihara]

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Modal structuralism can only judge possibility by 'possible' models [Shapiro on Hellman]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / g. Growing block

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Neither 'moving spotlight' nor 'growing block' views explain why we care what is present or past [Zimmerman,DW]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / e. Tensed (A) series

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A-theorists, unlike B-theorists, believe some sort of objective distinction between past, present and future [Zimmerman,DW]