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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'An Outline of Empiricism' and 'Reference and Contingency'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

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Early empiricists said reason was just a useless concept introduced by philosophers [Galen, by Frede,M]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 5. Contingency

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'Superficial' contingency: false in some world; 'Deep' contingency: no obvious verification [Evans, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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Rigid designators can be meaningful even if empty [Evans, by Mackie,P]